矢 arrow

(rifle) + 大 (big)

Onyomi

Mnemonic

An arrow flies like a bullet out of a big rifle.

Kunyomi

や	arrow - never used by itself (see below!) NUBI ★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

弓矢(ゆみや)

arrow ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 弓 (bow) + 矢 (arrow) = 弓矢 (arrow )

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
朱	vermilion	PENIS ON THE BOTTOM
失	miss out on	HEAD but NO PENIS
矢	arrow	NO HEAD

Vermillion has a dick between its legs (think of the bright red veins in a dick). Arrow and Miss don't have anything down there.

HOW TO TELL ARROW AND MISS APART: "失" has a little line sticking up at the top, which we'll call a HEAD. 矢has no head.

So you can say, "I MISS getting HEAD from your uncle ever since he got BEHEADED BY AN ARROW."

Used In

• 短
• 医
• 族
• 知
• 疑
• 候
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