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競べ馬

N2
くらべうま
くらべ馬競馬
[kurabeuma]
Illustration for 競べ馬

Meanings

1.Noun

traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5 event at Kamigamo shrine

Examples

平安時代の貴族は競べ馬を楽しんだ。

Aristocrats in the Heian period enjoyed horse racing.

祭りの行事として競べ馬が行われた。

Horse racing was held as part of the festival events.

競べ馬の記録が古い文献に残っている。

Records of horse racing remain in old documents.