竜馬

From Middle Chinese 龍馬 (MC ljowng maeX, literally “dragon horse”).

• (Tokyo) りゅうめ [ryúꜜùmè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲɨːme̞]

竜(りゅう)馬(め) • (ryūme) 

1. (idiomatic) an excellent or very fast horse

   Synonyms: 駿馬 (shunme/shunba), 良馬 (ryōba)

2. (shogi) a promoted 角行 (kakugyō, “angle-mover”), having a move corresponding to both bishop and king in Western chess

   Synonyms: 馬 (uma), 成り角 (nari-kaku), 成った角 (natta kaku)

• When written on shogi pieces, the corresponding kyūjitai spelling 龍馬 is preferred.

• 竜(りゅう)馬(め)の躓(つまず)き (ryūme no tsumazuki)

Alteration of ryūme above.

• IPA^(key): [ɾʲɨːma̠]

竜(りゅう)馬(ま) • (ryūma) 

1. (shogi, colloquial) a promoted 角行 (kakugyō, “angle-mover”), having a move corresponding to both bishop and king in Western chess

This reading is common, but might be considered by some to be less technically correct than the ryūme reading.^[2]

Shift in pronunciation ryūme above. Probably a reborrowing from a later stage of Middle Chinese.

• IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ːba̠]

竜(りょう)馬(ば) • (ryōba) 

1. (idiomatic) an excellent or very fast horse

This is a homophone with the synonymous spelling 良馬 (ryōba, literally “good horse”).

Alteration of ryūme above.

• (Tokyo) りょーめ [ryóꜜòmè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[3]
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ːme̞]

竜(りょう)馬(め) • (ryōme) 

1. (idiomatic) an excellent or very fast horse

Probably an alteration of ryōba above.

• IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ːma̠]

竜(りょう)馬(ま) • (Ryōma) 

1. a surname

• 竜(たつ)の馬(うま) (tatsu no (u)ma)