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    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji
    3. 弓

    弓

    弓ゆみ

    bow

    N1KMT9Freq #1802Sports & Martial ArtsHistoryKanji3 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    ゆみ

    On'yomi

    キュウ

    Nanori

    こゆ

    bowbow (archery, violin)

    弓

    Stroke 0 / 3

    Speed1.0x

    引弔弖弘弗弛弦弧弖

    Concepts using this kanji

    弓

    bow (weapon)

    洋弓

    (Western) archery

    弓道

    kyudo

    弓作成

    bowyery

    小弓引

    short-bow archery contest

    大弓

    bow

    弓場始め

    ceremony on the fifth day of the 10th lunar month in which the emperor would watch prize archery (Heian and Kamakura periods)

    弓取り式

    bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling

    弓手

    bow hand

    運弓法

    bowing (of a string instrument)

    弓張月

    half-moon

    半弓

    small bow

    弓を引く

    to draw a bow

    弓引く

    to bend a bow

    弓場

    archery ground

    下げ弓

    down-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)

    上げ弓

    up-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)

    和弓

    yumi

    弓使い

    bowing (a string instrument)

    長弓

    longbow

    弓状

    bow-shaped

    弓取り

    archer

    石弓

    crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people)

    強弓

    bow with a heavy draw weight

    真弓

    Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)

    運弓

    bowing (of a stringed instrument)

    弓勢

    strength needed to pull back a bow

    弓術

    (Japanese) archery

    弓兵

    archer

    内臓弓

    visceral arch

    弓師

    bow maker

    脳弓

    fornix (of the brain)

    無弓類

    anapsid

    弓具

    things used in archery

    弓籠手

    archer's bracer

    弓張り

    stringing a bow

    弓矢神道

    Yumiya Shinto (Edo-period sect of Yoshida Shinto)

    単弓類

    synapsids

    弓馬

    archery and horsemanship

    弓奏楽器

    bowed stringed instrument

    単弓綱

    Synapsida (class of amniotes)

    弓張り提灯

    paper lantern with bow-shaped handle

    双弓類

    diapsids

    獣弓目

    Therapsida (order of advanced synapsids)

    楊弓場

    archery range (sometimes a front for a brothel)

    傷弓の鳥

    (person who is) once bitten twice shy

    歯列弓

    dental arch

    楊弓店

    toy bow archery range (sometimes front for a brothel)

    弓矢

    bow and arrow

    竜弓類

    Sauropsida (branch of amniotes that includes reptiles, birds and non-avian dinosaurs)

    弓懸け

    archer's glove (with a groove for pulling the string)

    弓矢八幡

    Hachiman, god of war and archery

    咽頭弓

    pharyngeal arch

    弓偏

    kanji "bow" radical at left

    破魔弓

    (ceremonial) bow used to drive off evil

    弓なり

    bow shape

    弓なりになる

    to arch

    弓のこ

    hacksaw

    双弓亜綱

    Diapsida (class of amniotes)

    獣弓類

    therapsids

    綿弓

    tool for willowing cotton

    弓弦

    bowstring

    弓は袋に太刀は鞘

    the world is at peace

    弓馬槍剣

    archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship

    楊弓

    small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period

    弓錐

    bow drill

    胡弓

    kokyū

    弓馬刀槍

    archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship

    賭弓

    prize archery

    梓弓

    catalpa bow

    弓弭

    nock (of a bow)

    弓箭

    bow and arrow

    鰓弓

    branchial arch

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    • 梓弓
    • 弓
    • 弓具
    • 弓なり
    • 弓弦
    • 弓術
    • 弓道
    • 弓矢
    • 胡弓
    • 半弓
    • 弓状
    • 運弓
    • 破魔弓
    • 石弓
    • 大弓
    • 洋弓
    • 強弓
    • 綿弓
    • 弓手
    • 弓矢八幡
    • 弓取り式
    • 弓師
    • 弓馬
    • 弓張り
    • 弓張月
    • 弓張り提灯
    • 弓勢
    • 弓箭
    • 内臓弓
    • 弓なりになる
    • 弓を引く
    • 弓馬槍剣
    • 弓馬刀槍
    • 真弓
    • 弓偏
    • 弓のこ
    • 弓作成
    • 弓弭
    • 弓籠手
    • 歯列弓
    • 弓懸け
    • 単弓類
    • 双弓類
    • 無弓類
    • 獣弓類
    • 弓引く
    • 上げ弓
    • 下げ弓
    • 楊弓
    • 運弓法
    • 楊弓場
    • 弓場
    • 鰓弓
    • 弓矢神道
    • 弓場始め
    • 賭弓
    • 楊弓店
    • 咽頭弓
    • 獣弓目
    • 脳弓
    • 竜弓類
    • 双弓亜綱
    • 単弓綱
    • 小弓引
    • 傷弓の鳥
    • 弓は袋に太刀は鞘
    • 弓奏楽器
    • 弓兵
    • 弓使い
    • 長弓
    • 和弓
    • 弓取り
    • 弓錐

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