also: ゆみはず
nock of a bow
The notch at the end of a bow where the string is attached. A specialized archery term.
See also: はず
String the bow by fitting the string into the nock.
This bow has a chipped nock.
弭 alone can also mean nock, but 弓弭 is the full compound specifying a bow's nock.
筈 is a general term for notch or expectation; 弓弭 specifically refers to the bow's nock.
Standard kanji form for the nock of a bow.
Alternate reading ゆみはず; less common.
Alternate kanji form using 筈 (notch).
Rarely used kanji form.
Compound of 弓 (yumi, 'bow') and 弭 (hazu, 'nock'). The reading ゆはず is a contraction of ゆみはず.