はじ
 

noun

  1. ceremony on the fifth day of the 10th lunar month in which the emperor would watch prize archery (Heian and Kamakura periods).
  2. first firing of the bow (after the New Year or the reconstruction of the archery range (in military families)).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はじ
 
弓場始め ゆばはじめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)
location, place
ば ジョウ チョウ (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
open, sun
ヨウ (Kentei 1)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
not, must not, do not
モチ ブツ ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
commence, begin
はじ.める シ もと (3rd, N4)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
ダイ うてな われ (2nd, N4)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)