弾 — kanji meaning “bullet”
弾
bullet, twang, flip, snap
- Meanings
- bullet, twang, flip, snap
- On'yomi
- ダン (dan)、タン (tan)
- Kun'yomi
- ひ.く、-ひ.き、はず.む、たま、はじ.く、はじ.ける、ただ.す、はじ.きゆみ
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #853 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 57
- Chinese reading
- dàn, tán
Words with 弾
| 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 |
| 弾道 | だんどう dandou | trajectory; line of fire |
| 銃弾 | じゅうだん juudan | bullet (from a rifle) |
| 弾丸 | だんがん dangan | bullet; shot; shell |
| 弾頭 | だんとう dantou | warhead |
| 弾力 | だんりょく danryoku | elasticity; flexibility |
| 弾む | はずむ hazumu | to spring; to bound; to bounce |
| 弾き | はじき hajiki | gun; pistol |
| 防弾 | ぼうだん boudan | bulletproof; bombproof |
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