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Corporal Yumi Nagumo (南雲弓), the main character of Marine Corps Yumi manga series. Uses the kanji 弓 "bow". Yumi Komagata, a character from anime and manga series Rurouni Kenshin; Yumi from the Senran Kagura fighting video game franchise; Aiko Yumi, a Japanese college professor and a dateable character in the dating simulation videogame ...
Yumi is the Japanese term for a bow. As used in English, yumi refers more specifically to traditional Japanese asymmetrical bows, and includes the longer daikyū and the shorter hankyū used in the practice of kyūdō and kyūjutsu, or Japanese archery.
It is distinct from the Japanese given name Yumi, which has a short "u". It may be written: [1] With two kanji, one read yu and another read umi (e.g. 遊海) With two kanji, one read yū and another read mi (e.g 友美, 優実) With three kanji read yu, u, and mi (e.g. 由宇美) In hiragana (ゆうみ) People with this name include:
Ayumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: . 歩み, "course" "walking" "progress" as a given name. 歩, "progress", "walking", "a step" 歩美, "walking, beauty"
The Nihon Shoki mentions this name spelled as Tsukuyumi (月弓, "moon bow"), but this yumi is likely a variation in pronunciation of yomi. [3] An alternative interpretation is that his name is a combination of tsukiyo ( 月夜 , "moonlit night") and mi ( 見 , "looking, watching") .
Yumi shafts are traditionally made of bamboo, wood and leather using techniques which have not changed for centuries, although some archers (particularly, those new to the art) may use synthetic (i.e. laminated wood coated with glassfibre or carbon fiber) yumi. Even advanced practitioners may own non-bamboo bows and arrows because of the ...
Kyūjutsu (弓術) ("art of archery") is the traditional Japanese martial art of wielding a bow as practiced by the samurai class of feudal Japan. [1] Although the samurai are perhaps best known for their swordsmanship with a katana (), kyūjutsu was actually considered a more vital skill for a significant portion of Japanese history.
Mayumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: . 麻弓, "linen, bow" 真弓 or 眞弓, "truth, bow" or "spindle tree"檀, "spindle tree" 雅弓, "elegant, bow"