Bow
"Bow" in Japanese
お辞儀
o-jigi
(gesture made by bending forward at the waist)
弓
yumi
(weapon used for shooting arrows)
弓
yumi
(rod used for playing stringed instruments)
舳先
hesaki
(front of a boat or ship)
船首
senshu
(front of a boat or ship)
蝶結び
chōmusubi
(type of knot with two loops)
辞儀
jigi
(gesture made by bending forward at the waist)
お辞儀する
o-jigi suru
(to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference)
弾く
hiku
(to play music on an instrument using a bow)
弾奏する
dansou suru
(to play music on an instrument using a bow)
曲げる
mageru
(to bend a thing)
辞儀する
jigi suru
(to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference)
More for "bow"
Next best steps
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.