真弓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真	弓
ま Grade: 3	ゆみ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
眞弓 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 真(ま) (ma-, “pure, genuine; beautiful”) + 弓(ゆみ) (yumi, “bow”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まゆみ [màyúmí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ま​ゆみ [máꜜyùmì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠jɯ̟ᵝmʲi]

Noun

真(ま)弓(ゆみ) • (mayumi) 

1. (archery) bow (laudatory)
2. 檀, マユミ, 万由三, 末由美, 麻由美: Hamilton's spindletree
3. 檀, 檀弓: bow made of the wood of Hamilton's spindletree
4. 檀: One type of color layering in traditional Japanese costume, with 蘇芳 (suō, “deep red”) on the outside and yellow on the inside. It is used mostly in the autumn.

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as マユミ.

Proper noun

真(ま)弓(ゆみ) • (Mayumi) 

1. a surname
2. a unisex given name
3. Mayumi (neighborhoods in Japan):
   1. A neighborhood of Hitachiōta, Ibaraki Prefecture.
   2. A neighborhood of Ōhira, Tochigi Prefecture.
   3. The neighborhoods of Ikoma and Asuka, Nara Prefecture.
   4. A neighborhood of Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture.
   5. A neighborhood of Yamakawa, Fukuoka Prefecture.
   6. A neighborhood of Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture.

Descendants

• → English: Mayumi