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破魔矢

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Japanese

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破魔弓 (hama yumi): a decorative set of two hama yumi bows and hama ya arrows.
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Etymology

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Compound of 破魔 (hama, literally break-devil) +‎ (ya, arrow).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()()() (hama ya

  1. (historical) an arrow used with the 破魔弓 (hama yumi, literally break-devil bow), given to boys as a toy at New Years
  2. (modern) a decorative arrow as part of a set of decorations put out at New Years and at roof raisings

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN