弓 道(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)で弓道(きゅうどう)を始(はじ)めた。

I started kyudo in high school.

弓道(きゅうどう)は精神(せいしん)統一(とういつ)が大切(たいせつ)だ。

Mental focus is important in kyudo.

弓道(きゅうどう)場(じょう)で練習(れんしゅう)する。

I practice at the archery hall.

弓道(きゅうどう)部(ぶ)の練習(れんしゅう)は毎日(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)では的(まと)に当(あ)てることよりも、正(ただ)しい形(かたち)で弓(ゆみ)を引(ひ)くことが大切(たいせつ)だと言(い)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: 弓(きゅう) (bow) + 道(どう) (way, path)

EQUIPMENT:

弓(ゆみ) (bow) - Japanese bows are asymmetric
矢(や) (arrow)
的(まと) (target)
弓道着(きゅうどうぎ) (kyudo uniform)
袴(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)部(ぶ) (archery club)
弓道(きゅうどう)場(じょう) (archery hall)
的(まと)に当(あ)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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Related Words

Related: 剣道(けんどう) (kendo)

Related: 弓(ゆみ) (bow)

Related: 矢(や) (arrow)

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Added 2026.1.14 23:59 · Revised 2026.6.1 2:10

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