弾
弾 — Bullet
bullet, twang, flip, snap
On’yomiダン (dan)
On’yomiタン (tan)
Kun’yomiひく (hiku)
Kun’yomi-ひき (hiki)
Kun’yomiはずむ (hazumu)
Kun’yomiたま (tama)
Kun’yomiはじく (hajiku)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 弾
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爆弾 | ばくだん bakudan | bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey) |
| 弾圧 | だんあつ danatsu | oppression; suppression; pressure |
| 弾み | はずみ hazumi | bounce; spring; rebound |
| 弾力 | だんりょく danryoku | elasticity; flexibility |
| 銃弾 | じゅうだん juudan | bullet (from a rifle) |
| 弾道 | だんどう dandou | trajectory; line of fire; ballistic |
Study notes
弾 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #853 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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