矢柄

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
から > がら
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
矢幹
(rare)

Etymology

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Compound of (ya, arrow) +‎ (kara, shaft).[1][2] The kara changes to gara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

First cited to roughly 934 in the Wamyō Ruijushō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(がら) or 矢柄(ヤガラ) (yagara

  1. [from circa 934] the shaft of an arrow
  2. [from 1687] the cornetfish, members of genus Fistularia (from the long and thin body shape, resembling the shaft of an arrow)

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヤガラ.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN