Keyword
bow (weapon)
- bow
- bow (archery, violin)
- Frequency
- #1802
- Strokes
- 3
- Grade
- 2
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 1317
Readings
ゆみ67%
キュウ33%
Mnemonic
An archer pulls back the curved wood of her bow (weapon) until the string hums, then lets the arrow fly across a misty field.
Stroke order
Used in kanji
強strong引pull張lengthen湾gulf弾bullet弱weak弘vast弥increasingly extend窮reach a limit弦string (of an instrument)弔condolences粥rice gruel夷barbarian弧arc弛relax (tension)弖phoneme only弗dollar芎kind of herb弝the part of a bow grasped when shooting弢bow case弣middle弤bow弨bow弩bow (arrow)穹sky弭nock (of a bow)弮cross-bow which discharged several bolts in succession弯curvature of stomach弰ends of bow弴red lacquer bow躬body弸strong bow弼help弽archer's glove發departure [old]彀enough彁(no known meaning; S&H uses jabberwocky words)彄nock at end of bow彈bullet [old]彊strengthen
Used in vocabulary
弓
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
Noun
石弓
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
Noun
胡弓
kokyū; 3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument; any Asian string instrument played with a bow
Noun
弓取り
bow-twirling ceremony at the end of each day of a Grand Sumo Tournament; wrestler who performs the bow-twirling ceremony
Noun
梓弓
catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood
Noun