嚆矢

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 嚆矢. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 嚆矢, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 嚆矢 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 嚆矢 you have here. The definition of the word 嚆矢 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of嚆矢, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Chinese

sound; noise arrow; dart
trad. (嚆矢)
simp. #(嚆矢)

Pronunciation


Noun

嚆矢

(literary)

  1. whistling arrow
  2. (figuratively) beginning; start;
  3. (figuratively) harbinger; herald

Japanese

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ja
Kanji in this term
こう
Hyōgai

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)() (kōshiかうし (kausi)?

  1. arrow that whistled when fired
  2. (by extension) beginning, genesis, origin

Synonyms