Keyword
arrow
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig1305
Readings
(63%)
(33%)
(3%)
Composed of
cow head
large
Mnemonic

You see that large decapitated cow head over there? Come on! Shoot it with your arrow! Target practice!

Used in kanji (16 in total)
know
tribe
doubt
short
Used in vocabulary (137 in total)
arrow; wedge; chock
forcibly; against one's will
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
an arrow; a retort
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
to be selected (from among many people)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
poisoned arrow (dart)
blowgun; blowpipe; dart
second arrow; second move; second step
arrowhead
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
letter affixed to an arrow
arrowhead
arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
stray arrow
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to select someone (out of many people)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
rough fence of bamboo, logs, etc. constructed at battle sites or execution grounds
archery range; brothel (covering up as an archery range)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
long arrow; person who can fire a long arrow
fletcher; arrow maker; fletching; arrow-making
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn
arrow feathers
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back at; to retort
arrow feathers
arrow (for use in battle)
long-distance arrow (archery)
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself
suddenly; instantly
arrow wheel (decorative windmill on the pole on which carp streamers are raised)
blowgun; blowpipe; dart
loophole; crenel; crenelle; arrow-slit
nock of an arrow; forked tool used for hanging scrolls
arrow and target; arrow used for shooting marks
ancient type of cannon
strongly and repeatedly urging (demanding, requesting, pressing)
pattern resembling that of arrow feathers
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
reckless; indiscriminate
Roger's bronze leaf
bamboo enclosure
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
fletcher; arrow maker; fletching; arrow-making
arrow length; bundle of arrows
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
bamboo arrow shaft; arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
long-range archery
arrows and stones; battlefield; war
arrow-head; arrowhead
divine arrow
to exhaust all one's options
cornflower (Centaurea cyanus); bluebottle
arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
mass-produced arrows; arrows for target practice
pattern resembling that of arrow feathers
arrow collector (at an archery range); collecting arrows
arrow with feathers that curve to the right (the second of two arrows to be fired)
Yagiri No Watashi (ferry that has been taking passengers across the Edo river for nearly 400 years)
Sagitta (constellation); the Arrow
having exhausted every available means; (lit.) having broken one's sword and exhausted one's arrows
unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself
suddenly; instantly
arrow with feathers that curve to the left (the first of two arrows to be fired)
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
yell made by archers when firing a volley of arrows; yell which opens a battle
fletcher; arrowmaker
herring-bone pattern; herringbone pattern
matched set of four arrows for target shooting
arrow collector (at an archery range); collecting arrows
one's supply of arrows
close-range fletched practice arrow
weapon; (lit.) arrow and sword
stray arrow; flying arrow
arrow with feathers that curve to the right (the second of two arrows to be fired)
arrow with feathers that curve to the left (the first of two arrows to be fired)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
pincers; nippers; pliers
poison dart frog (Dendrobatidae spp.); dart-poison frog
Yagiri No Watashi (ferry that has been taking passengers across the Edo river for nearly 400 years)
boiled pine pitch and oil (traditionally used as a glue in archery, etc.)
arrow with feathers that curve to the left (the first of two arrows to be fired)
wedge marks in stone (usu. remaining from stone-splitting, now used for visual effect)
stray arrow
kanji "arrow" radical at left
arrow view; view on arrow; fragmentary view taken in the direction of an arrow
torture in which the victim is whipped with arrow shafts
prostitute in a brothel disguised as an archery range
archery range
archery range
stray arrow
Yumiya Shinto (Edo-period sect of Yoshida Shinto)
short arched (traditionally bamboo) fence around walls of traditional townhouses, esp. in Kyoto (protects lower walls from fouling or damage)
fletcher; fletching
Matoya Oyster (from Matoya bay, Mie-ken)
Matoya Oyster (from Matoya bay, Mie-ken)
belemnite
ramrod; cleaning rod
arrowhead
thumb joint where an arrow rests (archery)
arrow worm (any worm of phylum Chaetognatha)
red cornetfish (Fistularia petimba)
bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)
Scirpus yagara (species of club-rush)
Scirpus yagara (species of club-rush)
Gastrodia elata (species of saprophytic orchid)
Examples (26 in total)
I hit the mark with the arrow.
By the age of seven, he had already made his own bow and arrows.
He forced her to sit down.