Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

853 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: bullet, twang, flip, snap

Kunyomi: ひ.く -ひ.き はず.む たま はじ.く はじ.ける ただ.す はじ.きゆみ

Onyomi: ダン タン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ゆみへん

Meaning: bow

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

丸(だんがん)   bullet, shot, shell

薬(だんやく)   ammunition

(ばくだん)   bomb [n.]

(じゅうだん)   bullet

(れんだん)   four handed performance (piano)

力性(だんりょくせい)   elasticity, resilience, flexibility

圧する(だんあつする)   oppress, suppress

く(ひく)   snap

む(はずむ)   spring, bounce, become lively

(たま)   bullet, shot, shell

Onyomi Examples

ダン counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.), counter for bullets

ダンアツ oppression, suppression, pressure

ボウダン bulletproof, bombproof

ホウダン shell, cannonball

Kunyomi Examples

ひく to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

はずむ to spring, to bound, to bounce, to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively, to pay handsomely, to splurge, to part eagerly with (money, etc.), to breathe hard, to pant, to be out of breath

たま ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent

たまきず bullet wound, gunshot wound

はじく to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)

ける はじける to burst open, to split open, to pop, to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor), to bounce, to bound

正台 だんじょうだい Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871 CE), Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryō system)