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弓道 (きゅうどう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

弓きゅう道どう

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Meanings

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kyudo; Japanese archery

Refers specifically to the modern Japanese martial art of archery, emphasizing form, discipline, and spiritual development.

彼かれは高こう校こうから弓きゅう道どうを始はじめた。

He started kyudo in high school.

弓きゅう道どうの試し合あいでは、的まとに当あてるだけでなく、姿し勢せいや作さ法ほうも重じゅう視しされる。

In kyudo competitions, not only hitting the target but also posture and etiquette are emphasized.

Usage patterns

弓きゅう道どうを習ならうto learn/study kyudo
彼かの女じょは高こう校こうで弓きゅう道どうを習ならっている。
She is learning kyudo in high school.
弓きゅう道どう部ぶに入はいるto join a kyudo club
大だい学がくに入はいって弓きゅう道どう部ぶに入はいった。
When I entered university, I joined the kyudo club.
弓きゅう道どうの試し合あいに出でるto compete in a kyudo tournament
来らい月げつ、弓きゅう道どうの試し合あいに出でることになった。
I'm going to compete in a kyudo tournament next month.

Kanji

弓bow, bow (archery, violin)
道road-way, street, district

Related words

アーチェリー
アーチェリー is Western-style competitive archery focused on accuracy and scoring, while 弓道 is the traditional Japanese martial art emphasizing form, etiquette, and spiritual discipline.
弓きゅう術じゅつ
弓術 is the older, more technique-focused term for Japanese archery used before the modern art was systematized as 弓道 in the 20th century.
弓ゆみN1
弓道 refers specifically to the formal Japanese martial art of archery, while 弓 can simply mean the general activity of archery or the weapon itself.

Don't confuse with

アーチェリー
アーチェリー refers to the modern Western sport using a compound or recurve bow, while 弓道 is the traditional Japanese martial art of archery focused on form and spiritual discipline.

Word family

弓きゅう道どう場じょう
kyūdō dōjō; Japanese archery range

Etymology

Compound of 弓 (kyū, 'bow') and 道 (dō, 'way, path'), following the pattern of other Japanese martial arts such as 柔道 (jūdō) and 剣道 (kendō). The term was established in the early 20th century to emphasize the spiritual and moral dimensions of archery practice.