noun
archer's glove; yugake
A traditional Japanese archery glove, usually made of deerskin, with a hardened groove at the base of the thumb used to draw the bowstring. Primarily used in kyudo.
弓道では、右手に弓懸けをはめて弦を引きます。
In kyudo, you wear a yugake on your right hand to draw the bowstring.
この弓懸けは鹿革でできている。
This yugake is made of deerskin.
Out-dated kanji; rarely used in modern texts.
Compound of 弓 (yumi, 'bow') and 懸け (kake, 'hanging' or 'hooking'), referring to the glove's function of hooking the bowstring. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.