(きゅうどう)

きゅうどう
noun
Japanese archery
1. kyudo, Japanese archery
A traditional Japanese martial art of archery, emphasizing form, breathing, and spiritual discipline over accuracy.
高校(こうこう)弓道(きゅうどう)(はじ)めた。
I started kyudo in high school.
弓道(きゅうどう)精神(せいしん)統一(とういつ)大切(たいせつ)だ。
Mental focus is important in kyudo.
弓道(きゅうどう)(じょう)練習(れんしゅう)する。
I practice at the archery hall.
弓道(きゅうどう)()練習(れんしゅう)毎日(まいにち)放課後(ほうかご)にある。
Archery club practice is every day after school.
弓道(きゅうどう)では(まと)()てることよりも、(ただ)しい(かたち)(ゆみ)()くことが大切(たいせつ)だと()われている。
In kyudo, it's said that drawing the bow with correct form is more important than hitting the target.

COMPOUND: (きゅう) (bow) + (どう) (way, path)

EQUIPMENT:

  • (ゆみ) (bow) - Japanese bows are asymmetric
  • () (arrow)
  • (まと) (target)
  • 弓道着(きゅうどうぎ) (kyudo uniform)
  • (はかま) (traditional pants)
  • ゆがけ (glove)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 弓道(きゅうどう)をする (to do kyudo)
  • 弓道(きゅうどう)() (archery club)
  • 弓道(きゅうどう)(じょう) (archery hall)
  • (まと)()たる (to hit the target)
  • 射法(しゃほう)八節(はっせつ) (eight stages of shooting)

CULTURAL NOTE:
Kyudo emphasizes the beauty of form and spiritual discipline (射即人生(しゃそくじんせい) "shooting is life"). Unlike Western archery, the goal is perfection of character through practice.

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