This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キュウ、ゆみ
Romaji: kyū, yumi
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: こ、ゆ
Romaji: ko, yu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

bow, bow (archery, violin)

Stroke Diagram

123

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  3
Radical Number:  57
Frequency:  1802
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  4-3-1
Korean Reading:  gung
Chinese Reading:  gong1
Unicode:  5f13
JIS:  355D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3383
Nelson Index: 1560
New Nelson Index: 1678
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3h0.1
Four Corner Index: 1772.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 836
Gakken Index: 1539
Japanese Names Index: 95
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9692
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0677
Remembering the kanji Index: 1231
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1268
Kodansha Compact Index: 604
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 107
Kanji in Context Index: 592
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2120
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2869
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1239
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1317
Essential Kanji Index: 1419
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4193
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3552
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 83

Words

(ゆみ、ゆ)
bow (and arrow); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
(たらし)
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
弓道 (きゅうどう)
(Japanese) archery
弓術 (きゅうじゅつ)
(Japanese) archery
弓偏 (ゆみへん)
kanji "bow" radical at left
(きゅう)
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
真弓 (まゆみ、マユミ)
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
弓矢 (ゆみや、きゅうし)
bow and arrow
胡弓 (こきゅう)
kokyu (3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument); any Oriental string instrument played with a bow
弓筈 (ゆみはず、ゆはず)
nock (of a bow)
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