Word Meaning 矢先

やさき yasaki

矢先 is read as やさき (yasaki) and means arrowhead.

Meaning

English

  1. arrowhead
  2. target of a flying arrow
  3. brunt (of an attack)
  4. the very moment (when)
  5. the point (of doing)

Reading

Kana

やさき

Romaji

yasaki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 13158 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

矢先に

やさきに

just when (one is about to ...)

arrow

arrow

矢印

やじるし

arrow (symbol)

矢面

やおもて

in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)

矢継ぎ早

やつぎばや

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

矢場女

やばおんな

prostitute in a brothel disguised as an archery range

矢面に立つ

やおもてにたつ

to be in the firing line

矢状面

しじょうめん

sagittal plane

矢立

やたて

portable brush-and-ink case

矢場

やにわ

archery range

矢場

やば

archery range

Example Sentences

2

My father was about to leave when the telephone rang.

Even if you do meet the one for you, it's not a given that you'll be happy. Take him, for example. He got married and had twins for children, and just as he thought he'd have a rose-colored life, his whole family was killed by a robber at night.