Today’s Kanji is “矢” (ya); Kanji for “arrow”.
Handwritten Kanji “矢” (ya)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “矢”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 矢 | シ や | shi ya | 5 | 矢 | arrow |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “矢”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| ダーツの矢 | だーつのや | Da-tsu no ya | Darts arrow |
| 弓矢 | ゆみや | yumiya | Bow and arrow |
| ハートに矢 | はーとにや | Ha-to ni ya | heart with arrow |
