stringing a bow; bow stringer
Refers to the act of stringing a bow or a person who strings bows. This is a literal, traditional use.
A yumihari is a craftsman who strings bows.
Abbreviation of 弓張り月 (yumihari-zuki), a poetic term for a half-moon shaped like a drawn bow. Used mainly in literary or traditional contexts.
See also: 弓張月
Yumihari is used as an abbreviation for yumihari-zuki in waka poetry and similar contexts.
bow-handled paper lantern
Abbreviation of 弓張り提灯 (yumihari-chōchin), a paper lantern with a bow-shaped handle. Historical object; rarely encountered in modern daily life.
See also: 弓張り提灯
In period dramas, you see people carrying bow-handled paper lanterns on night roads.
bow-handled paper lantern
Standard spelling; the okurigana り makes the reading clear.
Variant without okurigana; less common but still used.
Compound of 弓 (yumi, 'bow') and 張り (hari, 'stretching, stringing'). The moon and lantern senses derive from the bow-like shape.