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嚆矢

嚆矢

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嚆	矢
こう Hyōgaiji	し Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

嚆矢 ‎(hiragana こうし, romaji kōshi, historical hiragana かうし)

a type of arrow that whistled when fired
(by extension) genesis

Synonyms

(arrow): 鏑矢 (かぶらや) ‎(kaburaya)