鏑かぶら

noun

turnip-shaped arrow whistle

A hollow wooden or deer-horn bulb attached to an arrow that makes a sound in flight. Abbreviation of 鏑矢 (かぶらや).

See also: かぶ

• 鏑かぶらは矢やに取とり付つけて、射いるときに音おとを出だす道どう具ぐだ。

  A kabura is a device attached to an arrow that makes a sound when shot.

noun

whistling arrow; signal arrow

An arrow fitted with a kabura whistle. Used historically for signaling or in ceremonies.

See also: 鏑矢

• 流鏑馬やぶさめでは、的まとを射いるのに鏑かぶらが使つかわれる。

  In yabusame, whistling arrows are used to shoot at targets.