はまや

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of はまや – see the following entry.

[noun] (historical) an arrow used with the 破魔弓 (hama yumi, literally “break-devil bow”), given to boys as a toy at New Years

[noun] (modern) a decorative arrow as part of a set of decorations put out at New Years and at roof raisings

(This term, はまや, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

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