矢 shǐ
radical 111
: arrow, dart
Kun Reading
矢 | や ya
noun
: arrow
矢がら | やがら yagara
noun
: shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo)
: (Usually written using kana alone) cornetfish
矢じり | やじり yajiri
noun
: arrowhead
On Reading
シ shi
矢誌[志] shi3zhi4: to take an oath to do something; to pledge; to vow
矢積[积] shi3ji1: vector product
永矢 yong3shi3: forever
正矢 zheng4shi3: versine
Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語
矢張り | やはり yahari
: (ateji / phonetic) (adverb) (kana only) too; also; likewise; either
: (kana only) still; as before
: (kana only) even so; either way; nonetheless; in any event; all the same
: (kana only) as expected
矢っ張り | やっぱり yappari
: (ateji / phonetic) (kana only) too; also; likewise; either
: (kana only) still; as before
: (kana only) even so; either way; nonetheless; in any event; all the same
: (kana only) as expected
矢面に立つ | やおもてにたつ yaomote ni tatsu
: to bear the full brunt of
弓矢八幡 | ゆみやはちまん yumiya hachiman
: (yoji) god of war
滅多矢鱈 | めったやたら metta yatara
: (yoji) reckless; indiscriminate
光陰矢の如し | こういんやのごとし kouin ya no gotoshi
: time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
束矢難折 [束矢难折] shu4 shi3 nan2 zhe2
: lit. bundled arrows are difficult to break; there is strength in unity
無的放矢 [无的放矢] wu2 di4 fang4 shi3
: to shoot without aim; fig. to speak without thinking; firing blindly; to shoot in the air; a shot in the dark
会意 Pictographic.
Originally, a picture of an arrow.
Historical Variant:
笶 shi3
“Arrow” radical #111
Look-alike:
天 tian1
: day; sky
[kun: あま ama, あめ ame. on: てん ten]
失 shi1
: to lose, to miss, to fail
[kun: うせる useru, うせろ usero, うしなう ushinau, なくす nakusu. on: しつ shitsu, itsu]
夫 fu1 | fu2
: husband; man
: (classical) this, that, he, she, they
[kun: つま tsuma; おっと otto, それ sore. on: フ fu, フウ fuu, ブ bu]
禾 he2
: grain; cereal; radical 115
[kun: いね ine, のぎへん nogihen. on: カ ka]
朱 zhu1
: vermillion | cinnabar
[あか aka, あけ ake, あかい akai. on: しゅ shu]
先 xian1
: first; former; previous
[kun: さき saki, さきに sakini, さきんじる sakinjiru, まず mazu. on: せん sen]
Examples:
矢はぐさりと刺さった。
やはぐさりとささった ya wa gusarito sasatta
The arrow went home.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
