WORD DETAIL
弓道
きゅうどう
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
弓道(きゅうどう)is kyudo, the Japanese martial art practiced with a bow and arrows. - Basic usage: It appears in discussions of learning kyudo or of practice and competition that value etiquette and posture.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Reading the bow and the art
- The bow itself is called
弓(ゆみ). In弓道, the first character is readきゅう.
- The bow itself is called

