弓

Meaning

1. n
   bow (weapon)
2. n
   archery
3. n
   bow (for a violin, etc.)
4. n archaic
   bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
5. n
   bow (and arrow)
6. n
   unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet)
7. n
   unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)

Example sentences

• この弓は張りが強いです。

  This bow has a strong draw.

• ７歳の時、すでに自ら弓と矢を作った。

  By the age of seven, he had already made his own bow and arrows.

• 虹は空に弓じょうにかかる。

  The rainbow forms an arc in the sky.