Kanji · first appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary
弓

弓 – bow, bow (archery, violin)

3 strokesTaught in grade 2#1802 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 弓 means bow, bow (archery, violin). Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キュウ (kyuu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ゆみ (yumi). It is written with 3 strokes, under radical 弓 (no. 57).

Stroke order

123

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiキュウkyuu
Kun’yomiゆみyumi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 57).

Words using 弓

弓ゆみbow (weapon)

Kanji with the same radical

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