ひきめ – Vocabulary details

ひきめ

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

蟇ひき目め

引ひき目め

ひきめ

Pitch accent

ひ

きめ

Used in: 5

Composed of

ひき

toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)

め

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

Used in vocabulary (2 in total)

ひきめかぎばな

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