also: すえはず
top knock of a bow
Refers to the notch at the top end of a Japanese bow (yumi) where the string is attached. A specialized archery term.
弓の末弭に弦をかける。
String the bow by fitting the string into the top knock.
末弭が欠けると弦が外
If the top knock is chipped, the string tends to come off.
The bow itself; 末弭 is a specific part of it.
Standard kanji form for the top knock of a bow.
Alternate reading すえはず; less common than うらはず.
Variant kanji form; 筈 is a less common character for this meaning.
Compound of 末 (ura, 'tip, end') and 弭 (hazu, 'nock of a bow'). The reading うらはず is the standard; すえはず is a less common alternative.