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長弓 (ちょうきゅう, choukyuu) Japanese meaning: longbow | Kotomora

長ちょう弓きゅう

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Meanings

1

longbow

Refers to the historical longbow, especially the English longbow or similar large bows.

中ちゅう世せいの戦せん場じょうでは長ちょう弓きゅうが重じゅう要ような武ぶ器きだった。
The longbow was an important weapon on medieval battlefields.

Kanji

長long, leader, superior
弓bow, bow (archery, violin)

Related words

弓ゆみ
弓 is the general word for 'bow'; 長弓 specifically refers to a longbow, a type of bow historically used in Europe.

Etymology

Compound of 長 (long) and 弓 (bow). The reading ちょうきゅう is the on'yomi reading of the kanji.