弓 — kanji meaning “bow”
弓
bow, bow (archery, violin)
- Meanings
- bow, bow (archery, violin)
- On'yomi
- キュウ (kyuu)
- Kun'yomi
- ゆみ
- Name readings
- こ、ゆ
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1802 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 57
- Chinese reading
- gōng — Chinese character page
Words with 弓
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弓道 | きゅうどう kyuudou | kyūdō; kyudo; Japanese archery |
| 弓矢 | ゆみや yumiya | bow and arrow |
| 真弓 | まゆみ mayumi | Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus) |
| 洋弓 | ようきゅう youkyuu | (Western) archery |
| 弓術 | きゅうじゅつ kyuujutsu | (Japanese) archery |
| 弓弦 | ゆみづる yumizuru | bowstring |
| 弓場 | ゆば yuba | archery ground; archery gallery |
| 弓なり | ゆみなり yuminari | bow shape; arc; arch |
| 弓手 | ゆんで yunde | bow hand; left hand |
| 胡弓 | こきゅう kokyuu | kokyū; 3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument |
| 石弓 | いしゆみ ishiyumi | crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people) |
| 弓馬 | きゅうば kyuuba | archery and horsemanship |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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