弓懸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弓 懸
ゆ
Grade: 2 		か(け) > が(け)
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
弽
韘 (rare)
弓懸け (less common)

Etymology

From 弓(ゆ) (yu) + 懸(か)け (kake, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 懸(か)ける (kakeru).”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ゆがけ [yùgákéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟ɡa̠ke̞]

Noun

弓(ゆ)懸(がけ) • (yugake) 

  1. kyūdō (弓道) glove worn on the right hand to prevent injuries

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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