矢

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/矢

Glyph origin
– an arrow. More recognizable in older forms.

Etymology 1

 * arrow
 * From ; cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, (STEDT; ; ; ; ).


 * to swear, to vow

Definitions

 * 1)  arrow
 * 2) to vow; to swear
 * 1) to vow; to swear

Kanji

 * 1) arrow

Usage notes
Used in the  (720 ) as kana for.

Etymology 1
From. Found in the ' of 712, and in the ' completed some time after 759.

Noun

 * 1)  an arrow
 * , text here
 * 1) a wedge used to break hard objects such as wood or stone
 * 2) a  with various designs of arrows
 * 1) a wedge used to break hard objects such as wood or stone
 * 2) a  with various designs of arrows

Proper noun

 * 1) a place name

Etymology 2
From. Found in the , completed some time after 759.

Possibly cognate with 🇨🇬-derived and 🇨🇬.

This reading does not appear to be used in modern Japanese.

Noun

 * 1)  an arrow
 * , text here

Related terms

 * 矢关