射場

射場

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
射	場
い Grade: 6	ば Grade: 2
kun’yomi

From 射 (i, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 射る (iru), “to shoot (an arrow)”‎) +‎ 場 (jō, “place, spot”).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) いば​ [ìbáꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [iba̠]

Noun

射場 (hiragana いば, rōmaji iba)

1. an archery range

   Synonym: 弓場 (yuba)

2. the position where an archer is standing

Derived terms

• 射 (い)場 (ば)丈 (だけ) (ibadake)
• 射 (い)場 (ば)殿 (どの) (ibadono)
• 射 (い)場 (ば)始 (はじ)め (ibahajime)

Proper noun

射場 (hiragana いば, rōmaji Iba)

1. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
射	場
しゃ Grade: 6	じょう Grade: 2
kan’on	goon

From 射 (sha, “archery”) +‎ 場 (jō, “place, spot”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) しゃじょー [shàjóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕa̠ʑo̞ː]

Noun

射場 (hiragana しゃじょう, rōmaji shajō, historical hiragana しやぢやう)

1. an archery range
2. a firing range, shooting gallery

   Synonym: 射撃場 (shagekijō)

3. a launch pad, launch site

   Synonym: 発射場 (hasshajō)

See also

• 発 (はっ)射 (しゃ) (hassha, “discharge, launch”)

Etymology 3

Various nanori readings.

Proper noun

射場 (hiragana いとば, rōmaji Itoba, alternative reading うちば, rōmaji Uchiba, alternative reading しゃば, rōmaji Shaba, alternative reading せきば, rōmaji Sekiba, alternative reading まとば, rōmaji Matoba)

1. a surname

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN