Meanings
Noun
1. arrow
2. wedge; chock
Alt. forms
Kanji used
arrow
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (59 in total)
forcibly; against one's will
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
poisoned arrow (dart)
arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
blowgun; blowpipe; dart
to be selected (from among many people)
long arrow; person who can fire a long arrow
arrowhead
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
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to select someone (out of many people)
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
arrow feathers
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
suddenly; instantly
unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself
nock of an arrow; forked tool used for hanging scrolls
strongly and repeatedly urging (demanding, requesting, pressing)
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
divine arrow
long-range archery
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
arrow length; bundle of arrows
arrow length; bundle of arrows
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
mass-produced arrows; arrows for target practice
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
arrow-head; arrowhead
arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
to exhaust all one's options
arrow collector (at an archery range); collecting arrows
Sagitta (constellation); the Arrow
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
yell made by archers when firing a volley of arrows; yell which opens a battle
arrow collector (at an archery range); collecting arrows
fletcher; arrowmaker
close-range fletched practice arrow
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
wedge marks in stone (usu. remaining from stone-splitting, now used for visual effect)
arrow view; view on arrow; fragmentary view taken in the direction of an arrow
belemnite
arrowhead
ramrod; cleaning rod
stray arrow
thumb joint where an arrow rests (archery)
kanji "arrow" radical at left
arrow worm (any worm of phylum Chaetognatha)
archery range
Examples (10 in total)
I hit the mark with the arrow.
The arrow pierced the thick board.
The Indians fought with bows and arrows.