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Kanji Detail for 射 - "to shoot, to aim, to shine"

射

  • Meaning

    射 means "to shoot, to aim, to shine."

    1. Shoot - To fire arrows or bullets.

    2. Aim - To direct toward a target.

    3. Shine - Light entering; rays hitting.

  • Words using 射

    • 放射性 ほうしゃせい Listen radioactive
    • 放射線 ほうしゃせん Listen radiation
    • 放射能 ほうしゃのう Listen radioactivity; radiation; radioactive material
    • 発射 はっしゃ Listen firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting
    • 注射 ちゅうしゃ Listen injection; jab; shot
    • 射程 しゃてい Listen range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
    • 射撃 しゃげき Listen firing; shooting; fire
    • 射殺 しゃさつ Listen shooting to death

  • Four-character idioms with 射

    • 条件反射 じょうけんはんしゃ Listen conditioned reflex
    • 乱射乱撃 らんしゃらんげき Listen random shooting

  • Tattoo check: 射

    • Verified meaning: to shoot, to aim, to shine
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read つぎお, つぐお, つぐとし)

    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 射

    Surnames 射(つぎお)Listen 射(つぐお)Listen 射(つぐとし)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sha(シャ) シャ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    i.ru(い-る) い-る

    sa.su(さ-す) さ-す

    u.tsu(う-つ) う-つ

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    寸 (sun)

  • Related Keywords

    shoot aim shine strike fire archery arrow beam bullet gleam glow light radiate projectile

Sentences including 射

  • He was shot to death.

  • I'll give you a shot.

  • His answer is to the point.

  • He is a good shot.

  • Her actions are to the point.

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