Word Meaning 白羽の矢が立つ

しらはのやがたつ shiraha no ya ga tatsu

白羽の矢が立つ is read as しらはのやがたつ (shiraha no ya ga tatsu) and means to be selected (from among many people).

Meaning

English

to be selected (from among many people)

Reading

Kana

しらはのやがたつ

Romaji

shiraha no ya ga tatsu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 60664 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

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白羽の矢を立てる

しらはのやをたてる

to select someone (out of many people)

矢面に立つ

やおもてにたつ

to be in the firing line

白羽

しらは

white feather

毛羽立つ

けばだつ

to become fluffy

矢立

やたて

portable brush-and-ink case

矢飛白

やがすり

pattern resembling that of arrow feathers

矢羽

やばね

arrow feathers

赤立羽蝶

あかたてはちょう

red admiral (butterfly)

立羽蝶

たてはちょう

nymphalid (any butterfly of family Nymphalidae)

瑠璃立羽

るりたては

blue admiral (species of nymphalid butterfly, Kaniska canace)

アポロ薄羽白蝶

あぽろうすばしろちょう

parnassian butterfly

姫薄羽白蝶

ひめうすばしろちょう

Parnassius stubbendorfii (species of swallowtail)