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嚆矢
Hiragana
こうし
Noun
broadly
Japanese Meaning
物事の始まり・起こり。また、最初に起こった事柄や人物。嚆矢。 / 昔、射たときに音が鳴るように作られた矢。嚆矢。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかし やを いるときに ひびく おとが でる やの ことから、その はじまりの いみ
Sense（1）
arrow that whistled when fired
Sense（2）
(by extension) beginning, genesis, origin
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arrow that whistled when fired / (by extension) beginning, genesis, origin
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嚆矢
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The sound of the whistling arrow flying was a signal that the battle had begun.
The sound of the whistling arrow flying was a signal that the battle had begun.
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嚆矢が飛んでいく音は、戦の始まりを告げる合図だった。
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