嚆矢

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嚆	矢
こう Hyōgaiji	し Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɕi]

Noun

嚆矢 (hiragana こうし, rōmaji kōshi, historical hiragana かうし)

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

Synonyms

(arrow): 鏑矢 (かぶらや) (kaburaya)
(beginning): 発 (ほっ)端 (たん) (hottan), 起 (き)源 (げん) (kigen)

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