和弓

Japanese

和弓 (wakyū): a pair of traditional Japanese bows in a set.

Kanji in this term
和	弓
わ Grade: 3	きゅう Grade: 2
goon	kan’on

Etymology

Coined in Japanese of Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 和 (wa, “Japan, Japanese”) +‎ 弓 (kyū, “archery bow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠kʲɨᵝː]

Noun

和(わ)弓(きゅう) • (wakyū) 

1. a Japanese bow or yumi

See also

• 和弓 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Yumi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia