Japanese symbol for “ballistic”
弾道
だんどう
Romaji: dandou
trajectory; line of fire
In Japanese, ballistic is 弾道, read だんどう (dandou).
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Meanings
- n trajectory; line of fire
- adj-f, adj-no ballistic
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ballistic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| バリスティック | バリスティック barisutikku | ballistic |
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 |
| 弾薬 | だんやく dan'yaku | ammunition; ammo |
| 糾弾 | きゅうだん kyuudan | censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack |
| 銃弾 | じゅうだん juudan | bullet (from a rifle) |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
| 鉄道 | てつどう tetsudou | railroad; railway; rail transport |
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.