矢竹

やだけ

bamboo arrow shaft

矢来

やらい

rough fence of bamboo, logs, etc. constructed at battle sites or execution grounds

犬矢来

いぬやらい

short arched (traditionally bamboo) fence around walls of traditional townhouses, esp. in Kyoto (protects lower walls from fouling or damage)

矢

や さ

arrow

竹

たけ

bamboo

甲矢

はや

arrow with feathers that curve to the left (the first of two arrows to be fired)

矢柄

やがら

shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo)

鏑矢

かぶらや

arrow to which is attached a turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn, whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle

的矢

まとや

arrow and target

矢石

しせき やいし

(しせき) arrows and stones

毒矢

どくや

poisoned arrow (dart)

遠矢

とおや

long-distance arrow (archery)

矢筈

やはず

nock of an arrow

矢文

やぶみ

letter affixed to an arrow

矢面

やおもて

bearing the full brunt of something

矢羽

やばね やわ

arrow feathers

矢種

やだね

one's supply of arrows

矢鱈

やたら

indiscriminately, blindly, at random, recklessly, thoughtlessly, excessively, profusely

矢印

やじるし

arrow (mark or symbol), directional marker or indicator