大弓

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • a longbow, a great bow
  • more specifically a Japanese longbow traditionally 2.25m in length
  • a regular-sized bow in contrast to the small m

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 大 (big, great, large, grand, arch-, laughing, last day of a lunar month, laughter, counselor, hemorrhage, thirtieth last day of a, major, vassal, bleeding) + Japanese 弓 (bow, yumi, archery bow).

Origin

Japanese

Gloss

bow, yumi, archery bow

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
🙇‍♀️ 🙇‍♂️ 🎻 🏹 🙇 🙏 🧝

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