矢

dart, arrow

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

や

Stroke Order

5 / 5

Information

Grade:2

Strokes:5

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1294

Vocabulary

シ

Word	Reading	Meaning
弓矢	キュウシ	bow and arrow; weapon; arms
嚆矢	コウシ	whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn
矢状面	シジョウメン	sagittal plane
矢石	シセキ	arrows and stones; battlefield; war
矢状縫合	シジョウホウゴウ	sagittal suture

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
矢っ張り	やっぱり	as expected; sure enough; just as one thought; after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case; too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either; still; as before; all the same; even so; still; nonetheless
無理矢理	むりやり	forcibly; by force; against one's will
矢	や	arrow; wedge; chock
矢	さ	arrow; wedge; chock
矢印	やじるし	arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes)

sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

rest, day off, retire, sleep

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

rice, USA, metre