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Han character
Category:Han character radicals#%20弓Category:Translingual lemmas#弓00弓Category:Translingual terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#弓00弓Category:Translingual symbols#弓00弓Category:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#弓00弓Category:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#弓00弓Category:Pages with entries#弓Category:Pages with 5 entries#弓Category:Pages with raw sortkeys#弓 (Kangxi radical 57, 弓+0, 3 strokes, Cangjie input 弓 (N), four-corner 17207, composition ⿱コ㇉)
Category:Han script characters#弓00弓Category:Translingual Han characters with definition lines#弓- Kangxi radical #57, ⼸.
Derived characters
See also
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 356, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9692
- Dae Jaweon: page 671, character 22
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 987, character 11
- Unihan data for U+5F13
Chinese
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弓 | |
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| alternative forms | 𭚥 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 弓 | |||||
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| Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) | |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Qin slip script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
Pictogram (象形)Category:Han pictograms#弓00 – a bow. See also the original version of 射. Unrelated to 弗. See also 夷.
Etymology
Possibly related to Proto-Tibeto-Burman *kuːŋ (“tree, branch, stem”) (Coblin, 1986), semantically connected with the shape of a bent tree branch. Cognate with Burmese ကိုင်း (kuing:, “to bend over; to be bent”), အကိုင်း (a.kuing:, “stalk; branch”), Tedim Chin [script needed]Category:Requests for native script for Tedim Chin terms#弓 (kung¹, “tree”), Jingpho kung (“to branch; to grow”), lakung (“branch; limb”)Category:Jingpho links with redundant target parameters#弓, Lepcha ᰀᰩᰵ (kóng, “branch”)Category:Lepcha terms with redundant transliterations#弓, ᰀᰫᰵ (kúng, “tree”)Category:Lepcha terms with redundant transliterations#弓 (STEDT).
Schuessler (2007) proposes that both Old Chinese 弓 (OC *kʷɯŋ) and Proto-Tibeto-Burman *kuːŋ are derived from Proto-Mon-KhmerCategory:Chinese terms derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer#弓00 *koŋ, whence Nyah Kur [script needed]Category:Requests for native script for Nyah Kur terms#弓 (kóoŋ, “bent (in the middle)”), Mon ကိုၚ် (“to be bent”), Khmer កោង (kaong, “to bend; to be bent”), Khasi pyrkhung (“to bend; to arch”), Pear kuŋ (“bend”)Category:Pear terms in nonstandard scripts#弓, Vietnamese cong (“to be bent, curved”).
Also compare Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ku(ː)m (“arched; vaulted”)
Derivatives are 肱 (OC *kʷɯːŋ, “(upper) arm”) and 穹 (OC *kʰʷɯŋ, “arched; vault; sky”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): gong1 / jiong1
- (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): gǒng
- (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): gòn
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гун (gun, I)
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gung1
- (Dongguan, Jyutping++): gung1
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): guung1
- Gan (Wiktionary): gung1
- Hakka
- Jin (Wiktionary): gung1
- Northern Min (KCR): gé̤ng
- Eastern Min (BUC): gṳ̆ng
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): goeng1 / gyoeng1
- Southern Min
- Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): goeng1
- Wu (Wugniu)
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): gen1 / gong1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gōng
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gong
- Wade–Giles: kung1
- Yale: gūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gong
- Palladius: гун (gun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: gong1 / jiong1
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gung / gyng
- Sinological IPA (key): /koŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡ɕyoŋ⁵⁵/
- (Xi'an)
- Guanzhong Pinyin: gǒng
- Sinological IPA (key): /kuəŋ²¹/
- (Nanjing)
- Nanjing Pinyin: gòn
- Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): gon1
- Sinological IPA (key): /koŋ³¹/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гун (gun, I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kuŋ²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: gung1
- Yale: gūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gung1
- Guangdong Romanization: gung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
- Jyutping++: gung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ²¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: guung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɵŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: gung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kuŋ⁴²/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiûng
- Hakka Romanization System: giungˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: giung1
- Sinological IPA: /ki̯uŋ²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: giungˋ
- Sinological IPA: /kiuŋ⁵³/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: gung1
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /kuŋ¹¹/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gé̤ng
- Sinological IPA (key): /kœyŋ⁵⁴/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: gṳ̆ng
- Sinological IPA (key): /kyŋ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: goeng1
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ge̤ng
- Sinological IPA (key): /kœŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: gyoeng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kyøŋ⁵⁴⁴/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng / kiong
- Tâi-lô: king / kiong
- Phofsit Daibuun: kefng, kiofng
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴/, /kiɔŋ⁴⁴/Category:Hokkien terms needing pronunciation attention#2
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ³³/, /kiɔŋ³³/Category:Hokkien terms needing pronunciation attention#2
- Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴/, /kiɔŋ⁴⁴/Category:Hokkien terms needing pronunciation attention#2
- Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴/, /kiɔŋ⁴⁴/Category:Hokkien terms needing pronunciation attention#2
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴/, /kiɔŋ⁴⁴/Category:Hokkien terms needing pronunciation attention#2
- (Hokkien)
- keng - vernacular;
- kiong - literary.
- giang1- vernacular;
- gong1 - literary.
- Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
- Jyutping++: goeng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /køŋ⁵³/
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
- Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Jiading, Songjiang, Chongming, Suzhou, Kunshan, Changzhou, Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Zhoushan)
- Wugniu: 1kon
- MiniDict: kon平
- Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 1kon
- Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /koŋ⁵³/
- Sinological IPA (Jiading): /koŋ⁵³/
- Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /koŋ⁵³/
- Sinological IPA (Chongming): /koŋ⁵⁵/
- Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /koŋ⁴⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Kunshan): /koŋ⁵⁵/
- Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /koŋ⁵⁵/
- Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /koŋ⁵³/
- Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /koŋ³³⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /koŋ⁵²/
- Sinological IPA (Zhoushan): /koŋ⁵³/
- (Northern: Chongming)
- (Northern: Shaoxing)
- (Jinhua)
- (Northern: Shanghai, Jiading, Songjiang, Chongming, Suzhou, Kunshan, Changzhou, Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Zhoushan)
- Xiang
- Dialectal data
- Middle Chinese: kjuwng
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*kʷəŋ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*kʷɯŋ/
Definitions
弓Category:Chinese lemmas#弓00Category:Chinese hanzi#弓00Category:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#弓00Category:Pages with entries#弓Category:Pages with 5 entries#弓Category:Pages with raw sortkeys#弓
- bow (weapon) (Classifier: 張/张)Category:Chinese nouns classified by 張/张#弓00
- bow (of a stringed instrument, or a cotton bow, or catapult) (Classifier: 張/张)Category:Chinese nouns classified by 張/张#弓00
- curved; arched
- to arch; to bend
- (Jiexi HakkaCategory:Hakka Chinese#弓00) rainbow
- (obsoleteCategory:Chinese terms with obsolete senses#弓00) synonym of 步 (bù) (a traditional Chinese unit of length and area)
- a surname, GongCategory:Chinese surnames#弓00
Synonyms
- (bow of a stringed instrument, or a cotton bow, or catapult) 弓子 (gōngzi)
- (to arch): 彎曲/弯曲 (wānqū)
- (rainbow):
Compounds
- 一弓
- 主動脈弓 / 主动脉弓 (zhǔdòngmàigōng)
- 仲弓
- 傷弓之鳥 / 伤弓之鸟
- 半弓
- 天弓 (tiāngōng)
- 定弓田
- 定弓虛稅 / 定弓虚税
- 左右開弓 / 左右开弓
- 弓不虛發 / 弓不虚发
- 弓人 (gōngrén)
- 弓兒 / 弓儿
- 弓兒扯滿 / 弓儿扯满
- 弓兵
- 弓冶
- 弓匠
- 弓套
- 弓子 (gōngzi)
- 弓師 / 弓师
- 弓弓
- 弓弦 (gōngxián)
- 弓弩 (gōngnǔ)
- 弓形 (gōngxíng)
- 弓形鑽 / 弓形钻
- 弓影杯蛇
- 弓影浮杯
- 弓手 (gōngshǒu)
- 弓折矢盡 / 弓折矢尽
- 弓折箭盡 / 弓折箭尽
- 弓招
- 弓旌
- 弓根 (gōnggēn)
- 弓極 / 弓极
- 弓步 (gōngbù)
- 弓毛 (gōngmáo)
- 弓漿蟲 / 弓浆虫
- 弓琴
- 弓矛之士
- 弓矢 (gōngshǐ)
- 弓硯緣 / 弓砚缘
- 弓箭 (gōngjiàn)
- 弓箭手 (gōngjiànshǒu)
- 弓箭步 (gōngjiànbù)
- 弓繳 / 弓缴 (gōngzhuó)
- 弓背
- 弓腰 (gōngyāo)
- 弓腰曲背
- 弓蕉 (gung1 ziu1)
- 弓蛇
- 弓裘
- 弓調馬服 / 弓调马服
- 弓足
- 弓身 (gōngshēn)
- 弓鞋 (gōngxié)
- 弓鞬
- 弓韣 / 弓𱂋
- 弓馬 / 弓马 (gōngmǎ)
- 弓鰭魚 / 弓鳍鱼
- 弩弓
- 弸弓
- 張弓拔刃 / 张弓拔刃
- 張弓挾矢 / 张弓挟矢
- 強弓硬弩 / 强弓硬弩 (qiáng gōng yìng nǔ)
- 張弓簇箭 / 张弓簇箭
- 張羅彀弓 / 张罗彀弓
- 彈弓 / 弹弓 (dàngōng)
- 彎弓 / 弯弓
- 彎弓搭箭 / 弯弓搭箭
- 彤弓
- 彫弓 / 雕弓
- 悶弓兒 / 闷弓儿
- 手弓鋸 / 手弓锯
- 打背弓
- 扯弓搭箭 (chě gōng dā jiàn)
- 拈弓搭箭
- 拉硬弓
- 搭弩張弓 / 搭弩张弓
- 撥弓 / 拨弓
- 杯弓蛇影 (bēigōng-shéyǐng)
- 棄弓折箭 / 弃弓折箭
- 楚弓楚得
- 檀弓
- 櫜弓臥鼓 / 櫜弓卧鼓
- 步弓 (bùgōng)
- 滿弓 / 满弓
- 烹犬藏弓
- 玈弓
- 玉弓
- 琴弓 (qíngōng)
- 番弓
- 盤馬彎弓 / 盘马弯弓
- 硬弓
- 硬弩強弓 / 硬弩强弓
- 窄弓弓
- 窩弓 / 窝弓
- 綿弓 / 绵弓
- 繃弓 / 绷弓 (bēnggōng)
- 背弓
- 良弓
- 落背弓
- 角弓 (jiǎogōng)
- 調弓號猿 / 调弓号猿
- 貫弓 / 贯弓
- 開弓 / 开弓 (kāigōng)
- 開弦弓 / 开弦弓 (Kāixiángōng)
- 關弓 / 关弓
- 韜弓 / 韬弓
- 驚弓之鳥 / 惊弓之鸟 (jīnggōngzhīniǎo)
- 鳥盡弓藏 / 鸟尽弓藏 (niǎojìngōngcáng)
See also
References
- “弓”, in 漢語多功能字庫Category:Chinese terms with redundant script codes#弓 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學Category:Chinese links with redundant wikilinks#弓Category:Chinese links with redundant alt parameters#弓 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
Readings
- Go-on: く (ku)Category:Japanese terms with redundant transliterations#弓、くう (kū)Category:Japanese terms with redundant transliterations#弓
- Kan-on: きゅう (kyū, Jōyō)Category:Japanese terms with redundant transliterations#弓←きゆう (kyuu, historical)Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#弓
- Kun: たらし (tarashi, 弓)Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#弓、ゆ (yu, 弓)Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#弓、ゆみ (yumi, 弓, Jōyō)Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#弓
- Nanori: こ (ko)Category:Japanese terms with redundant transliterations#弓、ゆ (yu)Category:Japanese terms with redundant transliterations#弓Category:Japanese kanji with goon reading く#弓00Category:Japanese kanji with goon reading くう#弓00Category:Japanese kanji with kan'on reading きゅう#弓00Category:Japanese kanji with historical kan'on reading きゆう#弓00Category:Japanese kanji with kun reading たらし#弓00Category:Japanese kanji with kun reading ゆ#弓00Category:Japanese kanji with kun reading ゆみ#弓00Category:Japanese kanji with nanori reading こ#弓00Category:Japanese kanji with nanori reading ゆ#弓00
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
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| 弓 |
| ゆ Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi |
From Old JapaneseCategory:Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese#ゆCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#ゆCategory:Japanese terms derived from Old Japanese#ゆ. In modern Japanese, only found as a prefix in compounds.[1][2] Possibly contracted from 弓 (yumi, “bow”), as most derived terms exhibit voicing of the second component. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)Category:Requests for references for etymologies in Japanese entries#ゆ
Pronunciation
Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent#ゆPrefix
弓 • (yu-Category:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#弓Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#弓) Category:Japanese lemmas#ゆCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#ゆCategory:Japanese prefixes#ゆCategory:Japanese terms with multiple readings#ゆCategory:Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji#ゆCategory:Japanese terms with 1 kanji#ゆCategory:Japanese terms spelled with 弓#ゆCategory:Japanese single-kanji terms#ゆCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#ゆCategory:Pages with entries#弓Category:Pages with 5 entries#弓Category:Pages with raw sortkeys#弓
Derived terms
Etymology 2



| Kanji in this term |
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| 弓 |
| ゆみ Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi |
From Old JapaneseCategory:Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese#ゆみCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#ゆみCategory:Japanese terms derived from Old Japanese#ゆみ,[3] ultimately from Proto-JaponicCategory:Japanese terms inherited from Proto-Japonic#ゆCategory:Japanese terms derived from Proto-Japonic#ゆ *yumi. Appears in the Man'yōshū (c. 759 CE), with a phonetic spelling of 由美 ⟨yumi₁⟩, */yumʲi/.[4]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ゆみ [yùmíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[5][2]
- IPA(key): [jɯ̟mʲi]Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation#ゆ
Noun
弓 • (yumiCategory:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#弓Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#弓) Category:Japanese lemmas#ゆみCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#ゆみCategory:Japanese nouns#ゆみCategory:Japanese terms with multiple readings#ゆみCategory:Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji#ゆみCategory:Japanese terms with 1 kanji#ゆみCategory:Japanese terms spelled with 弓#ゆみCategory:Japanese single-kanji terms#ゆみCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#ゆみCategory:Pages with entries#弓Category:Pages with 5 entries#弓Category:Pages with raw sortkeys#弓
- a bow:
- (weaponryCategory:ja:Weapons#ゆみCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#ゆみ) a bow for shooting arrows
- (musicCategory:ja:String instruments#ゆみCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#ゆみ) a bow for playing a stringed instrument such as a violin or cello
- archery
- (ShintoCategory:ja:Shinto#ゆみCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#ゆみ) a type of kagura (sacred Shinto song and dance) intended to drive away evil
- short for 破魔弓 (hama yumi): a ceremonial archery bow with the power to dispel evil
- a bow shape, a curve
- a bow-shaped tool used to beat ginned cotton into a softer and finer textile
- Synonym: 綿弓 (watayumi)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- 弓弦 (yumizuru)
- 弓鋸 (yuminoko)
- 弓偏 (yumihen)
- 弓矢 (yumiya, “bow and arrow”)
- 梓弓 (azusayumi, “a bow made from the wood of the Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa”)
- 大弓 (ōyumi, “stonebow”) (in ancient times)
- 猟弓 (satsuyumi)
- 重籐弓 (shigedōyumi), 滋籐弓 (shigedō yumi), 繁籐弓 (shigedō yumi, “a rattan wood bow”)
- 破魔弓 (hamayumi, “a traditional Shintō ceremonial bow for dispelling evil”)
- 真弓 (mayumi)
- 的弓 (matoyumi)
- 綿弓 (watayumi)
See also
- ロングボウ (rongubō, “longbow”)Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#弓
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 弓 |
| たらし Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 執 |
Alteration from torashi, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb torasu, from tora as the 未然形 (mizenkei, “incomplete form”) of verb 取る (toru, “to take”) + す (su, honorific suffix in Old Japanese). Original meaning was “something kept to hand”.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ta̠ɾa̠ɕi]Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation#ゆ
Noun
弓 • (tarashiCategory:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#弓Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#弓) Category:Japanese lemmas#たらしCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#たらしCategory:Japanese nouns#たらしCategory:Japanese terms with multiple readings#たらしCategory:Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji#たらしCategory:Japanese terms with 1 kanji#たらしCategory:Japanese terms spelled with 弓#たらしCategory:Japanese single-kanji terms#たらしCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#たらしCategory:Pages with entries#弓Category:Pages with 5 entries#弓Category:Pages with raw sortkeys#弓
- (rareCategory:Japanese terms with rare senses#たらしCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#たらし, honorificCategory:Japanese honorific terms#たらしCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#たらし) an archery bow, particularly one belonging to a noble
Synonyms
Etymology 4
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 弓 |
| きゅう Grade: 2 |
| kan'on |
From Middle ChineseCategory:Japanese terms derived from Middle Chinese#きゅうCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#きゅう 弓 (MC kjuwng).[1][2] Compare modern Mandarin 弓 (gōng)Category:Chinese terms with redundant transliterations#弓.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) きゅう [kyúꜜù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- IPA(key): [kʲɨː]Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation#ゆ
Noun
弓 • (kyūCategory:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#弓Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#弓) Category:Japanese lemmas#きゅうCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#きゅうCategory:Japanese nouns#きゅうCategory:Japanese terms with multiple readings#きゅうCategory:Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji#きゅうCategory:Japanese terms with 1 kanji#きゅうCategory:Japanese terms spelled with 弓#きゅうCategory:Japanese single-kanji terms#きゅうCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#きゅうCategory:Pages with entries#弓Category:Pages with 5 entries#弓Category:Pages with raw sortkeys#弓
- (rareCategory:Japanese terms with rare senses#きゅうCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#きゅう) a bow
- (obsoleteCategory:Japanese terms with obsolete senses#きゅうCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#きゅう) in ancient Chinese archery, a unit of length for measuring the distance between the archer and the target; one kyū was equal to six 尺 (shaku), roughly six feet or 182 centimeters
- (obsoleteCategory:Japanese terms with obsolete senses#きゅうCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#きゅう) in ancient China, a unit of length for surveying land; one kyū was equal to eight 尺 (shaku), roughly eight feet or 242 centimeters
Usage notes
In modern Japanese, the reading kyū is most often found in compounds.
Derived terms
References
- 1 2 3 Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- 1 2 3 4 5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林Category:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#弓Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#弓 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ “弓”, in 日本国語大辞典Category:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#弓Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#弓 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ↑ c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 5, poem 804:
- ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- “弓”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026
Korean

the shape of the Hun bow
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)Category:Requests for etymologies in Korean entries#弓
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kuŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [궁]
Hanja
弓 (eumhun 활 궁 (hwal gung))Category:Korean lemmas#궁Category:Korean terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#궁Category:Korean hanja#궁Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#궁Category:Pages with entries#弓Category:Pages with 5 entries#弓Category:Pages with raw sortkeys#弓
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
弓: Hán Việt readings: cung[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]Category:Vietnamese Chữ Hán#弓00 Category:Vietnamese lemmas Category:Vietnamese Han characters
弓: Nôm readings: cong[1][3][4], cung[3][6], củng[3]Category:Vietnamese Nom#弓00 Category:Vietnamese lemmas Category:Vietnamese Han characters
- chữ Hán form of cung (“(archeryCategory:vi:Archery#弓00) bow”)Category:Vietnamese Chữ Hán
- chữ Nôm form of cong (“crooked, bent”)Category:Vietnamese Nom


