Noun
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矢はなん本のこっていますか？
How many arrows are left?
こいのキューピッドが矢をはなとうとしているよ。
Cupid is about to fire an arrow.
ほくべい土人の矢じりがとんできた。
A Native American arrowhead flew towards me.
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
The reading for this word is the same as the one you learned when learning the kanji.