Japanese symbol for “arrowhead”
矢先
やさき
Romaji: yasaki
arrowhead
In Japanese, arrowhead is 矢先, read やさき (yasaki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n arrowhead
- n target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack)
- n the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “arrowhead”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鏃 | やじり yajiri | arrowhead |
| 根矢 | ねや neya | arrowhead |
| 矢の根 | やのね yanone | arrow-head; arrowhead |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 矢印 | やじるし yajirushi | arrow (symbol) |
| 弓矢 | ゆみや yumiya | bow and arrow |
| 一矢 | いっし isshi | one arrow |
| 矢面 | やおもて yaomote | firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc. |
| 矢継ぎ早 | やつぎばや yatsugibaya | rapid succession (e.g. questions) |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 優先 | ゆうせん yuusen | preference; priority; precedence |
| 先輩 | せんぱい senpai | senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder |
See also: Chinese symbol for “arrowhead”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.