乙おと矢や

noun

second arrow (kyūdō); arrow with right-curving feathers

In kyūdō, the second of two arrows fired in a ceremonial pair; its feathers curve to the right. Contrasts with 甲矢 (はや), the first arrow with left-curving feathers.

See also: 甲矢

• 弓きゅう道どうでは、甲矢はやの後あとに乙おと矢やを射いる。

  In kyūdō, one shoots the second arrow (otoya) after the first arrow (haya).