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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: 弓 単

弾

Radical

Radical: 弓

Reading: ゆみへん

Meaning: bow

Strokes: 3

Reading: ゆみへん

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Examples

Examples with audio

弾丸(だんがん)   bullet, shot, shell

弾薬(だんやく)   ammunition

爆弾(ばくだん)   bomb [n.]

銃弾(じゅうだん)   bullet

連弾(れんだん)   four handed performance (piano)

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

弾圧する(だんあつする)   oppress, suppress

弾く(ひく)   snap

弾む(はずむ)   spring, bounce, become lively

弾(たま)   bullet, shot, shell

Onyomi Examples

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

弾圧 (ダンアツ) oppression, suppression, pressure

防弾 (ボウダン) bulletproof, bombproof

砲弾 (ホウダン) shell, cannonball

弾棋 (ダンギ) ancient Chinese board game similar to go

弾指 (ダンシ) snapping the fingers (esp. by striking the side of the middle finger with the thumb; to indicate consent, joy, a warning, etc.), moment, instant, criticism, shunning, rejection

Kunyomi Examples

弾く (ひく) to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

弾む (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

玉 (たま) ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pitch (e.g. in baseball), 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

弾傷 (たまきず) bullet wound, gunshot wound

弾く (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.)

弾ける (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

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

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