重籐弓

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しげ
Grade: 3
どう
Hyōgai
ゆみ
Grade: 2
irregular goon kun'yomi

Etymology

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Likely a shortening of the more common 重籐の弓 (shigedō no yumi, a black-lacquered archery bow wrapped in strips of rattan), omitting the possessive particle (no).

Alternatively, a compound of 重籐 (shigedō, a black-lacquered archery bow wrapped in strips of rattan) +‎ (yumi, bow).

The yumi is technically redundant, but is used to clarify the meaning, as shigedō is not a very common word in Japanese.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɕiɡe̞do̞ː jɯ̟mʲi]

Noun

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(しげ)(どう)(ゆみ) (shigedō yumi

  1. (weaponry, uncommon) a black-lacquered archery bow wrapped in strips of rattan
    Synonyms: 重籐 (shigedō), (more common) 重籐の弓 (shigedō no yumi)