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Japanese symbol for “projectile”

Romaji: toushabutsu
projectile

In Japanese, projectile is , read (toushabutsu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n projectile

Kanji and stroke order

throw, discard, abandon
on: トウ
kun: な.げる、-な.げ
7 strokes · JLPT 2
shoot, shine into, onto
on: シャ
kun: い.る、さ.す、う.つ
10 strokes · JLPT 1
thing, object, matter
on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “projectile”

WordReadingMeaning
やだま yadamaammunition; arrows and bullets; missile
ひしょうたい hishoutaiflying object (e.g. rocket, missile); projectile

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうひょう touhyouvoting; ballot; poll
とうし toushiinvestment
とうこう toukoucontribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
なげ nagethrow; throwing
とうしゅ toushupitcher
とうにゅう tounyuuthrowing in; inserting; depositing (e.g. a ballot)
ちゅうしゃ chuushainjection; jab; shot
ほうしゃのう houshanouradioactivity
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal

See also: Chinese symbol for “projectile”.

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.

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