嚆矢

Chinese

sound; noise arrow; dart
trad. (嚆矢) 嚆 矢
simp. #(嚆矢) 嚆 矢

Pronunciation


Noun

嚆矢

(literary)

  1. whistling arrow
  2. (figuratively) beginning; start;
  3. (figuratively) harbinger; herald

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嚆 矢
こう
Hyōgaiji
し
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːɕi]

Noun

嚆(こう)矢(し) • (kōshi) ←かうし (kausi)?

  1. arrow that whistled when fired
  2. (by extension) beginning, genesis, origin

Synonyms

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