大弓

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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大弓 (daikyū, ōyumi): diagram of a traditional Japanese longbow.
大弓 (ōyumi): an ancient Qin dynasty stonebow.
Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1
きゅう
Grade: 2
goon kan'on

May have been coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of (dai, large, great) +‎ (kyū, bow).

Alternatively, may be a reanalysis of older term 大弓 (ōyumi, see below), applying the on'yomi to the characters.

Appears in texts from the 1700s.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(だい)(きゅう) (daikyū

  1. a longbow, a great bow
    Synonym: (literally “long bow”) 長弓 (chōkyū)
  2. (more specifically) a Japanese longbow (traditionally 2.25m in length)
    Synonym: (literally “Japanese bow”) 和弓 (wakyū)
  3. a regular-sized bow (in contrast to the small 半弓 (hankyū, shortbow))
    Synonym: (yumi)
Coordinate terms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
ゆみ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling

/opojumi//oɸojumi/ → */owojumi//oːjumi/

Compound of (ō, large, great) +‎ (yumi, bow).[1][2][5]

Listed in the Wamyō Ruijushō of 938 CE.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(おお)(ゆみ) (ōyumiおほゆみ (ofoyumi)?

  1. a longbow, a great bow
    Synonyms: (literally “long bow”) 長弓 (chōkyū), (literally “Japanese bow”) 和弓 (wakyū)
  2. (historical) a large stonebow
    Synonyms: (literally “stone bow”) 石弓 (ishiyumi), (do), (literally “stonebow bow”) 弩弓 (dokyū)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN