How to say "archery" in Japanese

• アーチェリーCommon
  nounCovers archery as an activity or sport: shooting arrows with a bow. A loanword taken directly from English, it is the straightforward word to use when archery itself is what you mean.
• 弓ゆみJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounThis is really the word for the bow itself. It can also mean archery, the bow standing for the activity, but it is seldom the word you want for the sport — use アーチェリー.

English 'archery' names the sport of shooting with bow and arrow: use 「アーチェリー」, the direct equivalent; 弓 is really the word for the bow and seldom the right choice for the sport.

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• アーチェリーarchery
• 射術しゃじゅつarchery
• 射しゃarchery
• 射芸しゃげいarchery
• 洋弓ようきゅう(Western) archery
• 弓術きゅうじゅつ(Japanese) archery
• 弓ゆみarchery