や
Meanings
Noun
1. arrow
My hands are trembling, and I cannot hold the arrow straight.
2. wedge; chock
Pitch accent
や
Used in vocabulary (57 in total)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
forcibly; by force; against one's will
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
mass-produced arrows; arrows for target practice
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
arrowhead
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
arrow length
Sagitta (constellation); the Arrow
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
blowgun; blowpipe; (blowgun) dart
unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
arrow collector (at an archery range); collecting arrows
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
poisoned arrow (dart)
arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
to be selected (from among many people)
long arrow; person who can fire a long arrow
second arrow; second move; second step
stray arrow
arrow feathers
archery range; brothel (covering up as an archery range)
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
arrow and target; arrow used for shooting marks
rough fence of bamboo, logs, etc. constructed at battle sites or execution grounds
to select someone (out of many people)
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
pattern resembling that of arrow feathers
nock of an arrow; forked tool used for hanging scrolls
mallet; maul
arrow length; bundle of arrows
strongly and repeatedly urging (demanding, requesting, pressing)
divine arrow
long-range archery
whistle of an arrow (shooting through the air)
arrow-head; arrowhead
to exhaust all one's options
wooden shield (used to defend against arrows); mantlet
yell made by archers when firing a volley of arrows; yell which opens a battle
Sagitta (constellation); the Arrow
sheet pile (structural element used in construction)
close-range fletched practice arrow
fletcher; arrowmaker
belemnite
wedge marks in stone (usu. remaining from stone-splitting, now used for visual effect)
kanji "arrow" radical at left
arrow view; view on arrow; fragmentary view taken in the direction of an arrow
stray arrow
ramrod; cleaning rod
arrowhead
thumb joint where an arrow rests (archery)
Choya Corporation
archery range
Yanami Station
Examples (17 in total)
The number of arrows is limited.
I hit the mark with the arrow.
All the arrows stuck into the floor.