ヒキメ – Vocabulary details

ヒキメ

Meanings

Noun

1. large, perforated, turnip-shaped arrowhead cover made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia or paulownia; harmless arrow affixed with such a cover (that whistles when shot and is used to drive off evil spirits)

abbr. of 響目

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

ヒ

キメ

Composed of

ヒキ

toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)

メ

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

Used in vocabulary (2 in total)

ヒキメカギバナ

style of drawing the human face, popular in the Heian period