archery mound; target mound; firing mound
A raised earthen mound used in traditional Japanese archery (kyudo) to hold targets. Also used in historical contexts for firearm practice.
Targets are set up on the mound at the kyudo range.
Maintaining the mound is an important task for archers.
Standard kanji spelling for the archery mound.
Rare variant kanji for the same meaning.
Rare variant kanji for the same meaning.
The origin is uncertain. The kanji 安土 literally means 'peaceful earth', but the term is a specialized archery term with no clear folk etymology.