Keyword
bow (weapon)
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig1317
Readings
ゆみ
(47%)
ゆ
(33%)
ゆん
(3%)
Mnemonic

A stylized pictograph of a bow.

Used in kanji (30 in total)
strong
pull
lengthen
bullet
Used in vocabulary (102 in total)
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
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
bow shape; arc; arch
kyūdō; kyudo; Japanese archery
bowing (a string instrument)
(Japanese) archery
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
bow hand; left hand; left side; one's left
bow with a heavy draw weight; someone who wields a heavy-draw-weight bow
to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward
bow shape; arc; arch; segment (of a circle)
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
stringing a bow; person who strings bows; half-moon; paper lantern with a bow-shaped handle
catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood
kokyū; 3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument; any Asian string instrument played with a bow
mounted archer; horse archer
yumi; Japanese-style bow; Japanese-style archery
archery and horsemanship
bow and arrow; arms; archer; warrior; fighting with bows and arrows; war
(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
(Western) archery; Western-style bow
strength needed to pull back a bow
bow-shaped; arched
bow maker; bowyer
(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
things used in archery
small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
stringing a bow; person who strings bows; half-moon; paper lantern with a bow-shaped handle
(ceremonial) bow used to drive off evil; toy bow and arrow
archer's glove (with a groove for pulling the string)
hacksaw; bow saw
bow used as a walking stick; length of a bow
to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward
nock (of a bow)
paper lantern with bow-shaped handle
archer's bracer; archer's armguard
prize archery; imperial archery event held annually on the 18th day of the first lunar month (Heian period)
kokyū; 3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument; any Asian string instrument played with a bow
small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period
fornix (of the brain); fornix cerebri
archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship; martial arts in general
archer (character, in anime, video games, etc.); bowman
bowing (of a stringed instrument)
archer's glove (with a groove for pulling the string)
hacksaw; bow saw
archer's glove (with a groove for pulling the string)
(person who is) once bitten twice shy; someone who has become overly cautious due to a bad experience
the world is at peace; (lit.) bows in bags and swords in sheaths
bowing (of a string instrument)
kanji "bow" radical at left
bow-twirling ceremony at the end of each day of a Grand Sumo Tournament
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
nock (of a bow)
nock (of a bow)
nock (of a bow)
(person who is) once bitten twice shy; someone who has become overly cautious due to a bad experience
bow-twirling ceremony at the end of each day of a Grand Sumo Tournament
tool for willowing cotton
archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship; martial arts in general
spindle tree (Euonymus alatus f. ciliatodentatus)
bowyery; bow making; bowcraft
synapsids; theropsids; mammal-like reptiles
up-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)
down-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)
archery range (sometimes a front for a brothel)
archery ground; archery gallery
archery ground; archery gallery
branchial arch; gill arch
Yumiya Shinto (Edo-period sect of Yoshida Shinto)
toy bow archery range (sometimes front for a brothel)
ceremony on the fifth day of the 10th lunar month in which the emperor would watch prize archery (Heian and Kamakura periods); first firing of the bow (after the New Year or the reconstruction of the archery range (in military families))
Sauropsida (branch of amniotes that includes reptiles, birds and non-avian dinosaurs)
Diapsida (class of amniotes)
Synapsida (class of amniotes)
Therapsida (order of advanced synapsids)
short-bow archery contest
bowed stringed instrument
kyūdō dōjō; Japanese archery range
Examples (23 in total)
In this village, women can also use bows.
A giant bow appears there.
By the way, have you ever used a bow?