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矢の根 (やのね) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

矢やの根ね

Meanings

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noun

Refers to the pointed tip of an arrow. A straightforward noun with no special usage restrictions.

矢やの根ねが的まとに深ふかく刺ささった。
The arrowhead stuck deep into the target.

Kanji

矢dart, arrow
根root, radical, head (pimple)

Etymology

Compound of 矢 (ya, 'arrow') + の (no, possessive particle) + 根 (ne, 'root; base'), literally 'the root of an arrow'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the arrowhead.