嚆矢

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Chinese

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sound; noise arrow; dart
trad. (嚆矢)
simp. #(嚆矢)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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嚆矢

(literary)

  1. whistling arrow
  2. (figuratively) beginning; start;
  3. (figuratively) harbinger; herald

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Hyōgai

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(こう)() (kōshiかうし (kausi)?

  1. arrow that whistled when fired
  2. (by extension) beginning, genesis, origin

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