Word Meaning 弓取り

ゆみとり yumitori

弓取り is read as ゆみとり (yumitori) and means archer (esp. a samurai).

Meaning

English

  1. archer (esp. a samurai)
  2. bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling
  3. dominion of a whole province by a military family
  4. (skilled) archer
  5. bowman

Reading

Kana

ゆみとり

Romaji

yumitori

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 107190 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

弓取式

ゆみとりしき

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

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)

弓張月

ゆみはりづき

half-moon

弓手

ゆんで

bow hand

弓場

ゆば

archery ground

弓引く

ゆみひく

to bend a bow

弓を引く

ゆみをひく

to draw a bow

弓使い

ゆみつかい

archer (character, in anime, video games, etc.)