Kanji

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

ゆみ
習っていた

He used to practice archery long ago.

つがえて 狙った

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

弓矢 ゆみや
弓矢 武士 武器

Bows and arrows are the weapons of a warrior.

狩り かり
弓矢 使って 狩り 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 高校 弓道 始めた

She started Kyudo in high school.

安土 あずち
弓道 入って 初めて 安土 立てる 作業 教わった

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

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