破魔矢

Japanese

Kanji in this term
破	魔	矢

Noun

破魔矢 (hiragana はまや, romaji hamaya)

1. A decorative arrow used as a ward against evil.

Coordinate terms

• 破魔弓 (はまゆみ, hamayumi): a decorative bow used to shoot a hamaya, given to boys as a toy at New Years
• 護符 (ごふ, gofu): a charm issued by a Shinto shrine or a Buddhist temple
• 御札 (おふだ, ofuda): a charm issued by a Shinto shrine
• 神札 (しんさつ, shinsatsu): an ofuda put out at a Shinto shrine
• お守り (おまもり, omamori): a charm issued by a Shinto shrine

See also

• 破魔矢 on the Japanese Wikipedia.ja.Wikipedia
• Hama Yumi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Hama Yumi