弓ゆん手で

noun

bow hand; left hand (in archery)

Specifically the left hand that holds the bow in traditional Japanese archery. Contrasts with 馬手 (めて), the right hand that holds the reins.

See also: 馬手

• 弓ゆん手でで弓ゆみをしっかりと支ささえる。

  Support the bow firmly with the bow hand.

noun

left side; one's left

Extended from the archery term to mean the left side or direction. Rare in modern Japanese; 左側 (ひだりがわ) is the usual word.

• 古ふるい軍ぐん記き物もの語がたりでは、弓ゆん手での陣じんを敷しくという表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In old war tales, you can see expressions like 'deploy troops on the left side'.