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矢

矢 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 弓で射る「や」。
  2. 誓う。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形。矢を象る。「や」を意味する漢語｛矢｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

dart, arrow

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • シHS
Kun (native)
  • やElem.
Other languages
  • 拼音shi3
  • 한글si
  • Hán-ViệtThỉ

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
5 strokes
Radical
矢(や)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+77E2

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱𠂉大

Words using this kanji

  • 矢や（や）（速く一直線に飛ぶ性質や、攻撃は一斉に襲うことが多かったことから）速いものや、次から次へと連続するものの例え。arrow, wedge, chock
  • 矢先やさきarrowhead, target of a flying arrow, brunt (of an attack), the very moment (when)
  • 矢印やじるし「やじるし」を参照。arrow (symbol), (romantic) interest (for a certain person), direction (of one's attention, etc.)
  • 矢鱈やたらindiscriminately, blindly, at random, recklessly
  • 矢張りやはりas expected, sure enough, just as one thought, after all (is said and done)
  • 矢っ張りやっぱりas expected, sure enough, just as one thought, after all (is said and done)
  • 矢面やおもてfiring line, position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc., in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
  • 矢継ぎ早やつぎばやrapid succession (e.g. questions)
  • 矢柄やがらshaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo), cornetfish
  • 矢羽やばねarrow feathers
  • 矢文やぶみletter affixed to an arrow
  • 矢玉やだまammunition, arrows and bullets, missile, projectile
  • 矢立やたてportable brush-and-ink case, quiver (archery)
  • 矢来やらいrough fence of bamboo, logs, etc. constructed at battle sites or execution grounds
  • 矢場やばarchery range, brothel (covering up as an archery range)
  • 矢筈やはずnock of an arrow, forked tool used for hanging scrolls
  • 矢筒やづつquiver
  • 矢種やだねone's supply of arrows
  • 矢車やぐるまarrow wheel (decorative windmill on the pole on which carp streamers are raised)
  • 矢偏やへん漢字の部首「⽮」が偏である場合の呼称。kanji "arrow" radical at left

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Lookup codes

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