Archaic term for a place where archery was practiced. In modern Japanese, 矢庭 is almost never used independently; it survives mainly in the set phrase 矢庭に (suddenly, immediately), which is itself archaic or literary.
See also: やにわに
Old documents describe how warriors trained diligently at the archery range.
immediately; instantly; right away · suddenly; abruptly; all of a sudden
Archaic kanji spelling for an archery range; rarely encountered in modern Japanese.
Alternate archaic kanji spelling for the same meaning.
The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 矢 (arrow) and 庭 (garden, yard) suggest a place for shooting arrows, but the word is now archaic.