字の旅3,000 years in four forms
Oracle bone · ShangShang · c. 1200 BCE甲3117 合4787 賓組
Oracle bone: Wikimedia Commons, traced from Academia Sinica, CC0. Bronze and small seal: Academia Sinica 小學堂, CC0. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
部首Radical · in Tools & Weapons
矢
矢 arrow
やへん yahen
5 strokesRadical of 3 kanjiPart of 7
Your ink in 矢0% painted · 0 of 3 familiar
Origin · sourced
Pictogram象形
An arrow. More recognizable in older forms.
Source: Wiktionary, 矢 (rev. 93764048), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Directness on the left! When the "arrow" moves to the side, it sets the stage for characters related to "knowing," "notifying," and the physical "shortness" of an object. Imagine an arrow pointing the way toward a hidden truth. It represents the sharp, focused energy needed to "notify" others or reach a clear "consent."”
Where it sits in a kanji
Indicates directness, focused knowledge, speed, shortness, notification, or the act of providing a formal consent or answer.
育つ
What it grows into
Built from 矢, with sourced origins
- 矯rectifyキョウ · ためる
矢 + 喬sound
To straighten; to make as straight as an arrow shaft.
Phono-semantic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 短shortタン · みじかい
矢 + 豆sound
Phono-semantic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
一覧
Every kanji with 矢 as its radical
Most used first
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
All 3 kanji