Kanji

弓

弓

bow, bow (archery, violin)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

3 strokes

Radical

弓部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キュウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ゆみ

Nanori (Name Reading)

ゆ, ゆみ

Common Readings

キュウ, ゆみ

Example sentences

弓 ゆみ
彼は昔、弓を習っていた。

He used to practice archery long ago.

矢 や
彼は弓に矢をつがえて、的を狙った。

He set an arrow to his bow and aimed at the target.

弓矢 ゆみや
弓矢は武士の武器だ。

Bows and arrows are the weapons of a warrior.

狩り かり
昔の人は、弓矢を使って狩りをしていました。

In the past, people used bows and arrows to hunt.

弓道 きゅうどう
彼女は高校で弓道を始めた。

She started Kyudo in high school.

安土 あずち
弓道部に入って初めて、安土に的を立てる作業を教わった。

When I joined the Kyudo club, I was first taught how to set up the targets on the target bank.

Example Vocabulary

弓

ゆみ

bow (weapon or archery instrument)

弓矢

ゆみや

bow and arrow; arms; warfare

弓兵

きゅうへい

弓を引く

ゆみをひく

弓なり

ゆみなり

弓術

きゅうじゅつ

弓道

きゅうどう

Kyudo; Japanese archery

弓使い

ゆみづかい

弓

ゆみ

bow (weapon or archery instrument)

弓引く

ゆみひく

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