In addition, it is classified by length; in Japan it is classified into Chokyu (long bow, which refers to the Japanese bow and also called Daikyu long bow, which bends easily) and short bow (curviform short bow), while in Western countries, it is classified as a long bow and a composite bow (short and bending compound bow).
また弓丈により、日本では長弓（和弓を指し、大弓ともいい、緩やかに湾曲とも屈曲ともとれるぐらいに曲する）と小弓（短弓で湾曲形）という名称で分類し、欧米ではロングボウとコンポジットボウ（短弓で屈曲形の複合弓）に分類している。