弓 – Kanji details

Keyword

bow (weapon)

Info

Frequency	Top 1200-1300
Type	Kyōiku (2nd grade) ?
Kanken	Level 9
Heisig	1317
Readings	ゆみ (47%) ゆ (33%) きゅう (14%) ゆん (4%)
	たらし

Mnemonic

A stylized pictograph of a bow.

Used in kanji (31 in total)

strong

pull

lengthen

bullet

weak

increasingly extend

reach a limit

gulf

string (of an instrument)

barbarian

arc

vast

relax (tension)

rice gruel

condolences

bow (arrow)

sky

???

dollar

phoneme only

stretching a bow

increasingly extend [old]

departure [old]

???

archer's glove

???

nock (of a bow)

curvature of stomach

strengthen

kind of herb

string of coins

Used in vocabulary (92 in total)

弓ゆみ

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

弓ゆみ矢や

bow and arrow; weapon; arms

弓ゆみを引ひく

to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors

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Examples (8 in total)

夢ゆめで弓ゆみを見みた。

I saw a bow in my dream.

７歳さいの時とき、すでに自みずから弓ゆみと矢やを作つくった。

By the age of seven, he had already made his own bow and arrows.

猫ねこは背せを弓ゆみなりに曲まげた。

The cat arched its back.