破魔矢

Japanese

破魔弓 (hama yumi): a decorative set of two hama yumi bows and hama ya arrows.
Kanji in this term
破 魔 矢
は
Grade: 5
ま
Grade: S
や
Grade: 2
goon kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 破魔 (hama, literally “break-devil”) +‎ 矢 (ya, “arrow”).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) はま​や [hàmáꜜyà] (Nakadaka – [2])[3]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ma̠ja̠]

Noun

破(は)魔(ま)矢(や) • (hama ya) 

  1. (historical) an arrow used with the 破魔弓 (hama yumi, literally “break-devil bow”), given to boys as a toy at New Years
  2. (modern) a decorative arrow as part of a set of decorations put out at New Years and at roof raisings

Coordinate terms

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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