Word Meaning 弓を引く

ゆみをひく yumi o hiku

弓を引く is read as ゆみをひく (yumi o hiku) and means to draw a bow.

Meaning

English

  1. to draw a bow
  2. to oppose
  3. to defy
  4. to disobey one's superiors
  5. to rebel

Reading

Kana

ゆみをひく

Romaji

yumi o hiku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb Rank 110638 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

弓引く

ゆみひく

to bend a bow

小弓引

こゆみひき

short-bow archery contest

ゆみ

archery

弓矢

ゆみや

bow and arrow

弓道

きゅうどう

kyudo

弓作成

ゆみさくせい

bowyery

弓場始め

ゆばはじめ

ceremony on the fifth day of the 10th lunar month in which the emperor would watch prize archery (Heian and Kamakura periods)

弓取式

ゆみとりしき

bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling

弓張月

ゆみはりづき

half-moon

弓手

ゆんで

bow hand

弓場

ゆば

archery ground

弓取り

ゆみとり

archer (esp. a samurai)