弓弦

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 弓弦 is read as ゆづる and is a noun for the string attached to a bow and used to shoot an arrow.
• Basic usage: Checking its tension before practice appears in 弓弦の張りを確かめる, while replacing an old string with a new one appears in 古い弓弦を新しいものに替える.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 弓
  • 弓 refers to the bow as a whole, whereas 弓弦 refers only to its string.