弓ゆ懸がけ

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.

• 弓きゅう道どうでは、右みぎ手てに弓ゆ懸がけをはめて弦つるを引ひきます。

  In kyudo, you wear a yugake on your right hand to draw the bowstring.

• この弓ゆ懸がけは鹿しか革がわでできている。

  This yugake is made of deerskin.