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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
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 弓 (Kangxi radical 57).
Words using 弓
弓ゆみbow (weapon)
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.