矢 (や, ya) Japanese meaning: arrow | KotomoraHe shot an arrow with a bow.
Time flies like an arrow.
Usage patterns
〈人〉が矢を放つto shoot/release an arrow
He drew the bow and shot the arrow.
〈人〉が矢を射るto shoot an arrow (with a bow)
She shot an arrow at the target.
矢が〈場所〉に当たるfor an arrow to hit (a target/place)
The arrow hit the center of the target.
矢を受けるto be struck by an arrow (also used figuratively for criticism)
He fell after being hit by the enemy's arrow.
矢を抜くto pull out an arrow
The doctor pulled the arrow out of the wound.
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二の矢second arrow · second move; follow-up action 矢の催促pressing demand; relentless urging; insistent request 光陰矢のごとしtime flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short 刀折れ矢尽きてhaving exhausted every available means; having broken one's sword and exhausted one's arrows
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矢も盾もたまらずunable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself
fletcher; arrow maker · fletching; arrow-making
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long arrow; person who can fire a long arrow
sheet pile
blowgun; blowpipe · blowgun dart
firing line; in the line of fire · in front of a flying arrow
poisoned arrow; poisoned dart
rapid succession; in quick succession
arrow wheel; decorative windmill on a carp streamer pole
fire arrow; incendiary arrow · rocket
nock of an arrow · forked tool for hanging scrolls
portable brush-and-ink case · quiver
ceremonial arrow to ward off evil
rough bamboo fence; palisade
quiver
cave tombs; rock-cut tombs
second arrow (kyūdō); arrow with right-curving feathers
matched set of four arrows for target shooting
battle arrow; war arrow
large wooden mallet; maul
mass-produced arrows; arrows for target practice
arrowhead
stray arrow
first arrow (with left-curving feathers)
arrow and target; target arrow · arrow for shooting marks
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箭Usage<1%Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
rarely-used kanji form
