Meanings
Noun
1. arrow
2. wedge; chock
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (52 in total)
forcibly; against one's will
forcibly; against one's will
① 矢の幹。鏃と羽根を除いた部分。篦。矢篦。矢竹。② ミクリの別称。③ やがらなげの略称。
mass-produced arrows; arrows for target practice
① 矢の先にあり、目標物を貫くため、金属等かたい素材でできているもの。
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
nock of an arrow; forked tool used for hanging scrolls
① 中空の吹き筒に小さい矢を入れて口で吹いた息による空気圧によって矢を発射する武器。
arrow length
Sagitta (constellation); the Arrow
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
① 弓と矢。② 武家、武門。
arrow collector (at an archery range); collecting arrows
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
poisoned arrow (dart)
① 鏑がついた矢。放つと音を立てて飛ぶ。鳴り矢とも。昔の日本や中国などでは開戦の合図として用いられた。儀礼などにも用いられる。縁起物でもある。② 開始の合図、先行する人や出来事の比喩。
to be selected (from among many people)
long arrow; person who can fire a long arrow
second arrow; second move; second step
archery range; brothel (covering up as an archery range)
arrow and target; arrow used for shooting marks
stray arrow
rough fence of bamboo, logs, etc. constructed at battle sites or execution grounds
arrow feathers
to select someone (out of many people)
① 戦の時に、矢が飛んでくる面。② 毀誉、批評、質問など、主に批判的な物事が集中するところ。③ 亀甲打の表面。
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
strongly and repeatedly urging (demanding, requesting, pressing)
arrow length; bundle of arrows
divine arrow
long-range archery
arrow-head; arrowhead
to exhaust all one's options
Sagitta (constellation); the Arrow
mallet
yell made by archers when firing a volley of arrows; yell which opens a battle
close-range fletched practice arrow
fletcher; arrowmaker
wedge marks in stone (usu. remaining from stone-splitting, now used for visual effect)
① 漢字の部首「⽮」が偏である場合の呼称。
arrow view; view on arrow; fragmentary view taken in the direction of an arrow
stray arrow
belemnite
ramrod; cleaning rod
arrowhead
thumb joint where an arrow rests (archery)
archery range
Yanami Station
Examples (10 in total)
I hit the mark with the arrow.
The arrow pierced the thick board.
The Indians fought with bows and arrows.