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      used in English, yumi refers more specifically to traditional Japanese asymmetrical bows, and includes the longer daikyū (大弓) and the shorter hankyū (半弓) used in the practice of kyūdō and kyūjutsu, or Japanese archery.

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          2 months ago

          No, every language does similar things about loads of similar shit.

          You are just annoyed that you didn’t think of reading beyond the first sentence, lol.

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            I’ve actually read the whole article before. I was a weeb once…