嚆矢

Chinese

sound; noise arrow; dart
trad. (嚆矢)
simp. #(嚆矢)

Pronunciation


Noun

嚆矢

(literary)

  1. whistling arrow
  2. (figuratively) beginning; start;
  3. (figuratively) harbinger; herald

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Hyōgaiji

Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)() (kōshi) かうし (kausi)?

  1. arrow that whistled when fired
  2. (by extension) beginning, genesis, origin

Synonyms

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