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Kanji Detail for 弾 - "bullet"

弾

  • Meaning

    弾 means "bullet." Also associated with to flick, to play.

    1. Bullet - A projectile; ammunition for guns.

    2. To flick - To snap with fingers; to flip away.

    3. To play - To perform on string instruments.

    4. To correct - To blame for crimes or mistakes.

    5. To bounce - For things to spring back.

    6. To gain momentum - To be carried along by force.

  • Words using 弾

    • 爆弾 ばくだん Listen bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
    • 弾圧 だんあつ Listen oppression; suppression; pressure
    • 弾力 だんりょく Listen elasticity; flexibility
    • 弾薬 だんやく Listen ammunition; ammo
    • 弾道 だんどう Listen trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
    • 銃弾 じゅうだん Listen bullet (from a rifle)
    • 弾頭 だんとう Listen warhead
    • 核弾頭 かくだんとう Listen nuclear warhead

  • Four-character idioms with 弾

    • 剣林弾雨 けんりんだんう Listen fierce battle; intense combat
    • 砲煙弾雨 ほうえんだんう Listen the smoke of guns and a rain of bullets or shells
    • 硝煙弾雨 しょうえんだんう Listen smoke of powder and hail of bullets; (in) the thick of the raging battle

  • Tattoo check: 弾

    • Verified meaning: bullet
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いがらし, いとう, いのうち, いのがしら)
    • Also carries these associations: to flick, to play

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 弾

    Given names 弾(だん)Listen 弾(はずむ)Listen

    Surnames 弾(いがらし)Listen 弾(いとう)Listen 弾(いのうち)Listen 弾(いのがしら)Listen 弾(たま)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    bullet; twang; flip; snap

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    (variant of 彈) a pellet, bullet, shot, shell

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 彈|弹

  • Onyomi

    tip

    dan(ダン) ダン

    tan(タン) タン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    haji.keru(はじ-ける) はじ-ける

    haji.kiyumi(はじ-きゆみ) はじ-きゆみ

    haji.ku(はじ-く) はじ-く

    hazu.mu(はず-む) はず-む

    hi.ku(ひ-く) ひ-く

    hiki(ひき) ひき

    tada.su(ただ-す) ただ-す

    tama(たま) たま

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    弓 (yumi・yumihen)

  • Related Keywords

    bullet to flick to play to bounce to correct to gain momentum projectile ammunition cartridge shell shot spring snap flip elasticity recoil resilience perform pluck

Sentences including 弾

  • She can play the piano very well.

  • She likes to play the koto very much.

  • Can you play the piano?

  • He began to play an old song.

  • He plays the piano very well.

  • She sings as well as plays the piano.

  • She cannot play the piano.

  • Mary plays the piano.

  • She is good at playing the guitar.

  • Susan was not playing the piano then.

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