Japanese symbol for “ammunition”
弾薬
だんやく
Romaji: dan'yaku
ammunition; ammo
In Japanese, ammunition is 弾薬, read だんやく (dan'yaku).
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Meanings
- n ammunition; ammo
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ammunition”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 矢玉 | やだま yadama | ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爆弾 | ばくだん bakudan | bomb |
| 弾圧 | だんあつ dan'atsu | oppression; suppression; pressure |
| 糾弾 | きゅうだん kyuudan | censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack |
| 弾道 | だんどう dandou | trajectory; line of fire |
| 銃弾 | じゅうだん juudan | bullet (from a rifle) |
| 麻薬 | まやく mayaku | narcotic; drug; dope |
| 医薬品 | いやくひん iyakuhin | medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs |
| 製薬 | せいやく seiyaku | medicine manufacture; drug manufacture |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ammunition”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.