Japanese edit

 
破魔弓 (hama yumi): a decorative set of hama ya arrows and two hama yumi bows.
Kanji in this term

Grade: 5

Grade: S
ゆみ
Grade: 2
goon kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
浜弓
 
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Etymology edit

Compound of 破魔(はま) (hama, literally break-devil) + (ゆみ) (yumi, bow).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()()(ゆみ) (hama yumi

  1. (historical) a toy bow used to shoot the 破魔矢 (hama ya, literally break-devil arrow), given to boys as a toy at New Years
  2. (modern) a decorative bow as part of a set of decorations put out at New Years and at roof raisings

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References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN