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弓 ゆみ N1

  1. bow (weapon)
  2. archery
  3. bow (for a violin, etc.)

弓 きゅう

  1. bow (and arrow)
  2. unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet)
  3. unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)

弓 たらし

  1. bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)

弓矢 ゆみや

  1. bow and arrow
  2. arms; weapon

弓道 きゅうどう

  1. Japanese archery; kyudo; kyūdō

弓なり ゆみなり

  1. arc; arch; bow shape
  2. segment (of a circle)

弓なりになる ゆみなりになる

  1. to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward

弓のこ ゆみのこ

  1. bow saw; hacksaw

弓は袋に太刀は鞘 ゆみはふくろにたちはさや

  1. bows in bags and swords in sheaths; the world is at peace

弓を引く ゆみをひく

  1. to draw a bow
  2. to defy; to disobey one's superiors; to oppose; to rebel
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