Source Word
弓
Hiragana
ゆみ
Noun
rare
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
弦を張った木や竹などで矢を射るための道具 / 楽器の一種。弓状の形をした部分を持つものの総称 / 弓のように曲がった形状のもののたとえ / 弓術、弓道の略称として用いられることもある
Easy Japanese Meaning
やをとばすためのまがったつえにひもをはったもの
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
射箭用的弓 / 拉弦乐器用的弓
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
射箭用的武器
Korean Meaning
활 / 화살을 쏘는 무기
Indonesian
busur / alat memanah
Vietnamese Meaning
cái cung (vũ khí bắn tên) / vĩ đàn (cây cung dùng để kéo đàn)
Tagalog Meaning
pana / sandatang nagpapakawala ng palaso
Sense(1)
(rare) a bow
Sense(2)
(obsolete) in ancient Chinese archery, a unit of length for measuring the distance between the archer and the target; one kyū was equal to six 尺 (shaku), roughly six feet or 182 centimeters
Sense(3)
(obsolete) in ancient China, a unit of length for surveying land; one kyū was equal to eight 尺 (shaku), roughly eight feet or 242 centimeters
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