弓きゅう馬ば槍そう剣けん

noun

archery, horsemanship, spearmanship, and swordsmanship; martial arts in general

A classical four-character compound listing the traditional martial skills of a samurai. Often used to evoke the ideal of the complete warrior or to refer to martial arts collectively.

• 弓きゅう馬ば槍そう剣けんに秀ひいでた武ぶ将しょうだった。

  He was a commander excelling in archery, horsemanship, spearmanship, and swordsmanship.

• この道どう場じょうでは弓きゅう馬ば槍そう剣けんの精せい神しんを重おもんじている。

  This dojo values the spirit of the traditional martial arts.