Word Meaning 楊弓

ようきゅう youkyuu

楊弓 is read as ようきゅう (youkyuu) and means small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period.

Meaning

English

small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period

Reading

Kana

ようきゅう

Romaji

youkyuu

Writing Variants

揚弓あげゆみ ageyumi
揚弓ようきゅう youkyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 140666 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

楊弓店

ようきゅうてん

toy bow archery range (sometimes front for a brothel)

楊弓場

ようきゅうば

archery range (sometimes a front for a brothel)

楊

やなぎ

weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

楊心流

ようしんりゅう

Yoshin-ryu

弓

ゆみ

archery

洋弓

ようきゅう

(Western) archery

大弓

だいきゅう

bow

長弓

ちょうきゅう

longbow

上げ弓

あげゆみ

up-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)

下げ弓

さげゆみ

down-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)

強弓

ごうきゅう

bow with a heavy draw weight

和弓

わきゅう

Japanese-style archery