bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
bowing (a string instrument)
stringing a bow; person who strings bows; half-moon; paper lantern with a bow-shaped handle
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood
bow with a heavy draw weight; someone who wields a heavy-draw-weight bow
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
mounted archer; horse archer
to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward
(arch.) archer; (arch.) warrior; (arch.) skilled bowman; bow-twirling ceremony at the end of each day of a Grand Sumo Tournament; wrestler who performs the bow-twirling ceremony
Hachiman, god of war and archery
paper lantern with bow-shaped handle
(ceremonial) bow used to drive off evil; toy bow and arrow
bow used as a walking stick; length of a bow
prize archery; imperial archery event held annually on the 18th day of the first lunar month (Heian period)
small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period
archer (character, in anime, video games, etc.); bowman
the world is at peace; (lit.) bows in bags and swords in sheaths
up-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)
down-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)
bow-twirling ceremony at the end of each day of a Grand Sumo Tournament
bowyery; bow making; bowcraft
Yumiya Shinto (Edo-period sect of Yoshida Shinto)
kanji "bow" radical at left
tool for willowing cotton
spindle tree (Euonymus alatus f. ciliatodentatus)
archery ground; archery gallery
short-bow archery contest