破魔矢

Japanese

Kanji in this term
破	魔	矢
は Grade: 5	ま Grade: S	や > ゆ Grade: 2

Hama Yumi, with Hama Ya

Etymology

Compound of 破魔 (hama, “evil-destroying”) +‎ 矢 (ya, “arrow”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はまや [hàmáꜜyà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
IPA^(key): [ha̠ma̠ja̠]

Noun

破魔矢 (hiragana はまや, rōmaji hamaya)

A decorative arrow used as a ward against evil.

Coordinate terms

破魔弓 (はまゆみ) (hamayumi): a decorative bow used to shoot a hamaya, given to boys as a toy at New Years
護 (ご)符 (ふ) (gofu): a charm issued by a Shinto shrine or a Buddhist temple
御札 (おふだ) (ofuda): a charm issued by a Shinto shrine
神札 (しんさつ) (shinsatsu): an ofuda put out at a Shinto shrine
御守 (おまもり) (omamori), お守 (まも)り (omamori): a charm issued by a Shinto shrine

See also

破魔矢 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
Hama Yumi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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