弓
bow, bow (archery, violin)
Readings
On'yomi
- キュウ
Kun'yomi
- ゆみ
Nanori
- こ
- ゆ
Meaning
弓 centers on a bow: the curved weapon used in archery, and by extension the bow of a violin or similar stringed instrument.
Most common words using 弓
20 of 78- 弓ゆみN1
bow (weapon)
- 弓道きゅうどう
kyudo; Japanese archery
- 弓矢ゆみや
bow and arrow
- 真弓まゆみ
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
- 弓術きゅうじゅつ
(Japanese) archery
- 弓弦ゆみづる
bowstring
- 弓場ゆば
archery ground; archery gallery
- 洋弓ようきゅう
(Western) archery
- 上げ弓あげゆみ
up-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)
- 下げ弓さげゆみ
down-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)
- 傷弓の鳥しょうきゅうのとり
(person who is) once bitten twice shy; someone who has become overly cautious due to a bad experience
- 内臓弓ないぞうきゅう
visceral arch
- 半弓はんきゅう
small bow
- 単弓綱たんきゅうこう
Synapsida (class of amniotes)
- 単弓類たんきゅうるい
synapsids; theropsids
- 双弓亜綱そうきゅうあこう
Diapsida (class of amniotes)
- 双弓類そうきゅうるい
diapsids
- 和弓わきゅう
yumi; Japanese-style bow
- 咽頭弓いんとうきゅう
pharyngeal arch
- 大弓だいきゅう
bow; longbow
Study
Etymology
弓 is a pictograph of a bow, with the three strokes representing the curved body and the string.
Meaning mnemonic
The long vertical stroke with a hook is the bow's body, and the short diagonal stroke is the string. Together they form a bow ready to shoot.
Reading mnemonic
For キュウ, imagine a bow that makes a high-pitched 'kyuu' sound when the string is released: kyuu -> キュウ.