Word Meaning 胡弓

こきゅう kokyuu

胡弓 is read as こきゅう (kokyuu) and means any Asian string instrument played with a bow.

Meaning

English

any Asian string instrument played with a bow
kokyū
3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument

Reading

Kana

こきゅう

Romaji

kokyuu

Writing Variants

鼓弓こきゅう kokyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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胡座

こざ

sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)

胡桃

くるみ

walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)

胡麻

ごま

sesame (Sesamum indicum)

胡桃割り人形

くるみわりにんぎょう

The Nutcracker (ballet by Tchaikovsky)

弓

ゆみ

archery

洋弓

ようきゅう

(Western) archery

月弓

つくよみ

Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)

大弓

おおゆみ

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

こわゆみ

bow with a heavy draw weight