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Kanji Detail for 射 - "shoot, aim, fire"
射
- Meaning
射 means "shoot, aim, fire."
Shoot - To fire arrows or bullets.
Aim - To direct toward a target.
Shine - Light entering; rays hitting.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
shoot; shine into; onto; archery
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
shoot, eject, issue forth, emit
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
old variant of 射[she4]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to shoot, to eject, to emit
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The art of using a bow to propel arrows far. Rites, music, archery, charioteering, writing, and mathematics were the six arts of ancient people. | Propelling an arrow to hit something is called 射. | All things propelled far are called 射. Such as 注射, 噴射. | Aiming at something with intent to obtain it is also called 射. Such as the game 射覆, originally similar to riddle-guessing. Answering policy questions is also called 射策, meaning matching the topic. Merchants seeking profit is called 射利. Such as 戤牌影射. | To shine. Such as 神光四射. Direct reflection and reflection of light rays are this meaning. | 僕射: A Qin official title. | 無射: A pitch-pipe name.
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Sentences including 射
He was shot to death.
注射をしましょう。
I'll give you a shot.
His answer is to the point.
He is a good shot.
Her actions are to the point.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
青空の色がぎらぎらと眼を射るように痛烈な色を私の顔に投げ付けた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
書斎の硝子戸から冬に入って稀に見るような懐かしい和らかな日光が机掛けの上に射していた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
模様の織り出された厚い糊の硬い卓布が美しくかつ清らかに電燈の光を射返していた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私が偶然その樹の前に立って、再びこの宅の玄関を跨ぐべき次の秋に思いを馳せた時、今まで格子の間から射していた玄関の電燈がふっと消えた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私の神経は相手から照り返して来る反射のないために段々静まりました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
我々は暑い日に射られながら、苦しい思いをして、上総のそこ一里に騙されながら、うんうん歩きました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は広い机の片隅で窓から射す光線を半身に受けながら、新着の外国雑誌を、あちらこちらと引っ繰り返して見ていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私の神経は相手から照り返して来る反射のないために段々静まりました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
我々は暑い日に射られながら、苦しい思いをして、上総のそこ一里に騙されながら、うんうん歩きました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は広い机の片隅で窓から射す光線を半身に受けながら、新着の外国雑誌を、あちらこちらと引っ繰り返して見ていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha