弓

弓 is a Japanese kanji written with 3 strokes, listed here under the keyword “bow”. It is treated as a basic building block: it is not broken down any further here. In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1317. It appears as a component in 17 other characters in this index.

Keyword: bow
RTK frame: 1317
Strokes: 3
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): キュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ゆみ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: лук
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 弓 bow

Decomposition

No decomposition is listed: this shape is used whole.

Characters that contain 弓

引 pull
弔 condolences
弘 vast
強 strong
弥 more and more
弱 weak
窮 hard up
弦 bowstring
湾 gulf
弧 arc
張 lengthen
弾 bullet
彊 strengthen
弛 loosen
粥 rice gruel
夷 ebisu
弗 dollar sign

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