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馬方
umakata
packhorse driver
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  1. umakata packhorse driver
How it's used

Historically flavored term for a person who leads packhorses; learners meet it mainly in period fiction or history texts, not daily conversation.

馬方が荷物を馬に載せた。
Umakata ga nimotsu o uma ni noseta.
The packhorse driver loaded the luggage onto the horse.

昔、馬方が村を通った。
Mukashi, umakata ga mura o tōtta.
Long ago, a packhorse driver passed through the village.

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Kanji Breakdown
馬
Horse
On: ば Kun: うま,うま-,ま
10 strokes N3
方
Direction, Person, Alternative
On: ほう Kun: かた,-かた,-がた
4 strokes N4
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Noun (名詞)
Pattern
馬方は〜です。 / 〜の馬方

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