破魔弓

Japanese

破魔弓 (hama yumi): a decorative set of hama ya arrows and two hama yumi bows.
Kanji in this term

Grade: 5

Grade: S
ゆみ
Grade: 2
goon kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
浜弓

Etymology

Compound of 破魔(はま) (hama, literally break-devil) + (ゆみ) (yumi, bow).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

Noun

()()(ゆみ) (hama yumi) 

  1. (historical) a toy bow used to shoot the 破魔矢 (hama ya, literally break-devil arrow), given to boys as a toy at New Years
  2. (modern) a decorative bow 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
  5. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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