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かぶらや 鏑矢
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1. arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle​See also 嚆矢
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2. Kabura-ya (Japanese signal arrow)​Signal arrows, kabura-ya (turnip-headed arrow), a type of arrow used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Kabura-ya were arrows which whistled when fired and were used in ritual archery exchanges prior to formal medieval battles. The sound was created by a specially carved or perforated bulb of deer horn or wood attached to the tip. In English, these are often called "whistling-bulb arrows", "messenger arrows", or "signal arrows.
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かぶら矢 【かぶらや】

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