重籐弓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
重 籐 弓
Grade: 3 Hyōgaiji Grade: 2

Etymology

Compound of 重籐 (shigedō, a black-lacquered archery bow wrapped in strips of rattan) +‎ 弓 (yumi, “bow”). The yumi is redundant, but is used to clarify the meaning, as shigedō is not a very common word in modern Japanese.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕiŋe̞do̞ː jɯᵝmi]

Noun

重籐弓 (hiragana しげどうゆみ, rōmaji shigedō yumi)

  1. (weaponry) a black-lacquered archery bow wrapped in strips of rattan

Synonyms

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