also: ゆにわ · ゆみば
noun
archery ground; archery gallery
Archaic term for a place where archery is practiced or performed. In modern Japanese, 射場 (しゃじょう) is more common.
See also: 射場 (しゃじょう)
古い文献には、弓場で武士たちが腕を競ったと記されている。
Old documents record that samurai competed in skill at the archery ground.
Alternate kanji spelling with the reading ゆにわ; less common.
Modern standard term for an archery range or shooting gallery. 弓場 is its archaic equivalent.
Compound of 弓 (ゆ, 'bow') and 場 (ば, 'place'). The reading ゆみば is a variant using the more common reading ゆみ for 弓. 弓庭 (ゆにわ) uses 庭 (にわ, 'garden') instead of 場.