107 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
836 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1539 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1560 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1419 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1268 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
95 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
212 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
592 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
604 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4193 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2869 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1239 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9692 | Morohashi |
3383 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1678 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1231 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1317 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
83 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
弓
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1802 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弓 【キュウ】 bow (and arrow), unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet), unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
- 弓矢 【ユミヤ】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 洋弓 【ヨウキュウ】 (Western) archery, Western-style bow
- 鰓弓 【サイキュウ】 branchial arch, gill arch
Kun reading compounds
- 弓 【ゆみ】 bow (weapon), archery, bow (for a violin, etc.)
- 弓矢 【ゆみや】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 大弓 【だいきゅう】 bow, longbow
- 上げ弓 【あげゆみ】 up-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こ、 ゆ
- Korean:
- gung
Spanish
- arco
Portuguese
- arquear
- arco (arma
- violino)
French
- arc
- archet
3552 | 2001 Kanji |
3h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
1720.7 | Four corner code |
1772.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f13 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1294 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 矢状 【シジョウ】 sagittal
- 矢状縫合 【シジョウホウゴウ】 sagittal suture
- 弓矢 【ユミヤ】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 嚆矢 【コウシ】 whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle, start (e.g. of a movement), beginning, dawn
Kun reading compounds
- 矢 【や】 arrow, wedge, chock
- 矢先 【やさき】 arrowhead, target of a flying arrow, brunt (of an attack), the very moment (when), the point (of doing)
- 弓矢 【ゆみや】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 洗い矢 【あらいや】 ramrod, cleaning rod
Readings
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- flecha
Portuguese
- dardo
- flecha
French
- fléchette
- flèche
145 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
981 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1092 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3168 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1335 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1566 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
215 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
213 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
213 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
593 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1393 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2502 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1267 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1733 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1228 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23929 | Morohashi |
2009 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1220 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
110 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2363 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
4-5-4 | SKIP code |
8043.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
77e2 | Unicode hex code |