Moto 矢: Dart; ArrowKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シ
- Kun'yomi
- や
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 130 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シ)
- 一矢いっしan arrow
- 一矢を報いるいっしをむくいるto retaliate; to return a blow
- 嚆矢こうしwhistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 矢やarrow
- 矢先やさきarrowhead
- 弓矢ゆみやbow and arrow
- 無理矢理むりやりforcibly; against one's will
- 矢印やじるしarrow (symbol)
- 矢張りやはりas expected; sure enough
- 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.
- 矢鱈やたらindiscriminately; blindly
- かぶら矢かぶらやarrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
- 下向き矢印したむきやじるしdown arrow
- 下矢印キーしたやじるしキーdown arrow key
- 乙矢おとやarrow with feathers that curve to the right (the second of two arrows to be fired)
- 二の矢にのやsecond arrow
- 光陰矢のごとしこういんやのごとしtime flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man
- 光陰矢の如しこういんやのごとしtime flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man
- 刀折れ矢尽きてかたなおれやつきてhaving exhausted every available means; having broken one's sword and exhausted one's arrows
- 刀折れ矢尽きるかたなおれやつきるto exhaust all one's options
- 吹き矢ふきやblowgun; blowpipe
- 大矢おおやlong arrow; person who can fire a long arrow
- 巻藁矢まきわらやclose-range fletched practice arrow
- 弓矢八幡ゆみやはちまんgod of war
- 弓矢神道ゆみやしんとうYumiya Shinto (Edo-period sect of Yoshida Shinto)
- 掛け矢かけやmallet
- 数矢かずやmass-produced arrows; arrows for target practice
- 根矢ねやarrowhead
- 毒矢どくやpoisoned arrow (dart)
- 洗い矢あらいやramrod; cleaning rod
- 流れ矢ながれやstray arrow
- 滅多矢鱈めったやたらreckless; indiscriminate
- 無闇矢鱈むやみやたらthoughtless; reckless
- 犬矢来いぬやらいshort arched (traditionally bamboo) fence around walls of traditional townhouses, esp. in Kyoto (protects lower walls from fouling or damage)
- 狐矢きつねやstray arrow
- 白羽の矢が立つしらはのやがたつto be selected (from among many people)
- 白羽の矢を立てるしらはのやをたてるto select someone (out of many people)
- 的矢まとやarrow and target
- 的矢かきまとやかきMatoya Oyster (from Matoya bay, Mie-ken)
- 矢がらやがらshaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo)
- 矢じりやじりarrowhead
- 矢つぎばややつぎばやrapid succession (e.g. questions)
- 矢の催促やのさいそくstrongly and repeatedly urging (demanding, requesting, pressing)
- 矢の根やのねarrow-head; arrowhead
- 矢も盾もたまらずやもたてもたまらずunable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings
Other readings
- 矢っ張りやっぱりas expected; sure enough
- 兄矢はやarrow with feathers that curve to the left (the first of two arrows to be fired)
- 吹矢ふきやblowgun; blowpipe
- 四矢よつやmatched set of four arrows for target shooting
- 天鼠矢くすねboiled pine pitch and oil (traditionally used as a glue in archery, etc.)
- 弟矢おとやarrow with feathers that curve to the right (the second of two arrows to be fired)
- 征矢そやarrow (for use in battle)
- 早矢はやarrow with feathers that curve to the left (the first of two arrows to be fired)
- 浮矢幹うきやがらScirpus yagara (species of club-rush)
- 浮矢柄うきやがらScirpus yagara (species of club-rush)
- 火矢かせんfire arrow; incendiary arrow
- 甲矢はやarrow with feathers that curve to the left (the first of two arrows to be fired)
- 的矢牡蠣まとやかきMatoya Oyster (from Matoya bay, Mie-ken)
- 矢っ張しやっぱしtoo; also
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