重籐弓

Japanese
Kanji in this term
重 籐 弓
しげ
Grade: 3		 どう
Hyōgaiji		 ゆみ
Grade: 2
irregular goon kun’yomi

Etymology

Likely a shortening of the more common 重籐の弓 (shigedō no yumi, a black-lacquered archery bow wrapped in strips of rattan), omitting the possessive particle の (no).

Alternatively, a compound of 重籐 (shigedō, a black-lacquered archery bow wrapped in strips of rattan) +‎ 弓 (yumi, “bow”).

The yumi is technically redundant, but is used to clarify the meaning, as shigedō is not a very common word in Japanese.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɕiɡe̞do̞ː jɯ̟ᵝmʲi]

Noun

重(しげ)籐(どう)弓(ゆみ) • (shigedō yumi) 

  1. (weaponry, uncommon) a black-lacquered archery bow wrapped in strips of rattan
    Synonyms: 重籐 (shigedō), (more common) 重籐の弓 (shigedō no yumi)
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