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

  1. ceremony on the fifth day of the 10th lunar month in which the emperor would watch prize archery (Heian and Kamakura periods)
  2. 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

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 70473 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

弓場

ゆば

archery ground

楊弓場

ようきゅうば

archery range (sometimes a front for a brothel)

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

弓取り

ゆみとり

archer (esp. a samurai)

弓引く

ゆみひく

to bend a bow

弓を引く

ゆみをひく

to draw a bow