Kanji 矢: "dart, arrow"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 矢

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 矢やっ張ぱりas expected; sure enough; just as one thought · after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case
• 矢や張はりas expected; sure enough; just as one thought · after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case
• 矢やarrow · wedge; chock
• 矢や鱈たらindiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly · indiscriminate; random; excessive
• 矢や先さきarrowhead · target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack)
• 弓ゆみ矢やbow and arrow · weapon; arms
• 矢や継つぎ早ばやrapid succession (e.g. questions)
• 一いっ矢しone arrow · retort
• 矢や印じるしarrow (symbol) · (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
• 矢や面おもてに立たつto be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
• 矢や庭にわにimmediately; instantly; right away · suddenly; abruptly; all of a sudden
• 矢や先さきにjust when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of

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