Word Meaning 弓場始め
ゆばはじめ
yubahajime
弓場始め is read as ゆばはじめ (yubahajime) and means ceremony on the fifth day of the 10th lunar month in which the emperor would watch prize archery (Heian and Kamakura periods).
Meaning
English
- ceremony on the fifth day of the 10th lunar month in which the emperor would watch prize archery (Heian and Kamakura periods)
- first firing of the bow (after the New Year or the reconstruction of the archery range (in military families))
Reading
Kana
ゆばはじめ
Romaji
yubahajime