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)
① 弓と矢。② 武家、武門。
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)
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。
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。
to be selected (from among many people)
long arrow; person who can fire a long arrow
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。
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
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。
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to select someone (out of many people)
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。
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
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 exhaust all one's options
arrow collector (at an archery range); collecting arrows
Sagitta (constellation); the Arrow
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。
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
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。
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)
① 漢字の部首「⽮」が偏である場合の呼称。
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.