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Dictionary: “矢”

矢

や

arrow

Example sentence

I hit the mark with the arrow.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

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Related words to 矢

49 related words

矢印

やじるし

→

arrow (symbol)

矢先

やさき

→

arrowhead

矢

や

→

wedge;chock

矢先

やさき

→

target of a flying arrow;brunt (of an attack)

矢印

やじるし

→

(romantic) interest (for a certain person);direction (of one's attention, etc.)

矢先

やさき

→

the very moment (when);the point (of doing)

矢継ぎ早

やつぎばや

→

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

矢面

やおもて

→

firing line;position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.

矢面

やおもて

→

in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)

矢印キー

やじるしキー

→

arrow key

矢種

やだね

→

one's supply of arrows

矢作

やはぎ

→

fletcher;arrow maker

矢の催促

やのさいそく

→

strongly and repeatedly urging (demanding, requesting, pressing)

矢取り

やとり

→

arrow collector (at an archery range);collecting arrows

矢束

やつか

→

arrow length

矢庭に

やにわに

→

suddenly;instantly

矢石

しせき

→

arrows and stones

矢玉

やだま

→

ammunition;arrows and bullets;missile;projectile

矢板

やいた

→

sheet pile (structural element used in construction)

矢柄責め

やがらぜめ

→

torture in which the victim is whipped with arrow shafts

矢筈

やはず

→

nock of an arrow

矢狭間

やざま

→

loophole;crenel;crenelle;arrow-slit

矢枕

やまくら

→

thumb joint where an arrow rests (archery)

矢偏

やへん

→

kanji "arrow" radical at left

矢文

やぶみ

→

letter affixed to an arrow

矢立

やたて

→

portable brush-and-ink case

矢筈豌豆

やはずえんどう

→

common vetch (Vicia sativa);tare

矢筈模様

やはずもよう

→

herring-bone pattern;herringbone pattern

矢筒

やづつ

→

quiver

矢状面

しじょうめん

→

sagittal plane

矢毒蛙

やどくがえる

→

poison dart frog (Dendrobatidae spp.);dart-poison frog

矢庭

やにわ

→

archery range

矢竹

やだけ

→

bamboo arrow shaft

矢叫び

やさけび

→

yell made by archers when firing a volley of arrows;yell which opens a battle

矢場

やば

→

archery range

矢石

やいし

→

belemnite

矢状縫合

しじょうほうごう

→

sagittal suture

矢場女

やばおんな

→

prostitute in a brothel disguised as an archery range

矢状

しじょう

→

sagittal

矢師

やし

→

fletcher;arrowmaker

矢羽

やばね

→

arrow feathers

矢の根

やのね

→

arrow-head;arrowhead

矢先に

やさきに

→

just when (one is about to ...);just as;the very moment when;on the point of

矢柄

やがら

→

shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo)

矢刃

しじん

→

weapon

矢視図

やしず

→

arrow view;view on arrow;fragmentary view taken in the direction of an arrow

矢虫

やむし

→

arrow worm (any worm of phylum Chaetognatha)

矢細工

やざいく

→

fletcher;fletching

矢来

やらい

→

rough fence of bamboo, logs, etc. constructed at battle sites or execution grounds