Word Meaning

きゅう kyuu

弓 is read as きゅう (kyuu) and means bow (and arrow).

Meaning

English

  1. bow (and arrow)
  2. unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
  3. unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet)

Reading

Kana

きゅう

Romaji

kyuu

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 3 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 124952 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

弓矢

ゆみや

bow and arrow

弓道

きゅうどう

kyudo

洋弓

ようきゅう

(Western) archery

Example Sentences

10

かれはゆみをひいた。

He drew his bow.

あたらしいばいおりんのゆみをかいたい。

I want to buy a new violin bow.

そのゆみはきでできている。

The bow is made of wood.

かれはゆみをつかうのがじょうずだ。

He is good at using a bow.

かのじょはばいおりんのゆみをおってしまった。

She broke her violin bow.

ゆみからやがはなたれた。

An arrow was shot from the bow.

ゆみのつるがきれた。

The string of the bow snapped.

このゆみはわたしにはおもすぎる。

This bow is too heavy for me.

ちぇろをひくにはよいゆみがひつようだ。

You need a good bow to play the cello.

I dreamed about a bow.