槍やり玉だまやりだまFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000じ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounspear skill; spear thrustOriginal meaning: skilled handling of a spear or the act of stabbing with one. Now largely historical or literary.古こ武ぶ道どうでは槍やり玉だまの技わざが重じゅう視しされた。Break this sentence down in the analyzerIn classical martial arts, spear techniques were emphasized.2nounscapegoat; target of criticismModern idiomatic use, almost always in the phrase 槍玉に挙げる (to make a scapegoat of, to single out for blame).See also: 槍玉に挙げる彼かれは不ふ祥しょう事じの責せき任にんを問とわれ、槍やり玉だまに挙あげられた。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHe was made a scapegoat for the scandal.会かい議ぎで彼かの女じょの提てい案あんが槍やり玉だまに挙あがった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHer proposal was singled out for criticism at the meeting.See all 10 example sentences ›Expressions槍やり玉だまに上あがるbe made an example of; be singled out for criticism; be exposed to ridicule槍やり玉だまに挙あげるmake an example of; single out for criticism; hold up to ridicule · pierce with a spear
