Japanese

Hama Yumi, with Hama Ya

Noun

破魔矢 ‎(hiragana はまや, romaji hamaya)

1. A decorative arrow used as a ward against evil.

Coordinate terms

• 破魔弓 (はまゆみ) ‎(hamayumi): a decorative bow used to shoot a hamaya, given to boys as a toy at New Years
• 護符 (ごふ) ‎(gofu): a charm issued by a Shinto shrine or a Buddhist temple
• 御札 (おふだ) ‎(ofuda): a charm issued by a Shinto shrine
• 神札 (しんさつ) ‎(shinsatsu): an ofuda put out at a Shinto shrine
• 御守 (おまもり) ‎(omamori), お守 (まも)り ‎(omamori): a charm issued by a Shinto shrine

See also

• 破魔矢 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Hama Yumi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9