noun
bow-handled paper lantern
A traditional Japanese paper lantern with a curved handle resembling a bow. Often used in festivals or hung outside shops.
祭りの夜、弓張り提灯が道を照らしていた。
On the night of the festival, bow-handled lanterns lit the street.
Variant without okurigana; less common but still used.
提灯 is a general paper lantern, while 弓張り提灯 specifically has a bow-shaped handle.
Compound of 弓張り (yumihari, 'bow-drawing' or 'bow-shaped') and 提灯 (chōchin, 'paper lantern'). The handle's curved shape resembles a drawn bow.