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射

shoot
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingシャ
Kun readingい.る、さ.す、う.つ
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. shootRtK
    大型の機械弓で矢だけでなく砲弾を発射する事が出来た。It was a big machine bow and could shoot arrows and also cannonballs.wiki
  2. emit
  3. fire
  4. project
  5. radiate
  1. to shine

Popular Usage

注射射す

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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somebody · nose (鼻) · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1338

Compound words

注射ちゅうしゃ
injection; jab; shot
射すさす
to shine
射撃しゃげき
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
射るいる
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
射殺しゃさつ
shooting to death
射精しゃせい
ejaculation
射程しゃてい
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
照射しょうしゃ
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
発射はっしゃ
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; discharge; catapult
反射はんしゃ
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
噴射ふんしゃ
jet; spray; emission; spouting; rocket propulsion
放射ほうしゃ
radiation; emission
投射とうしゃ
projection (of an image)
反射的はんしゃてき
reflexive; reflecting
放射性ほうしゃせい
radioactive
放射線ほうしゃせん
radiation
放射能ほうしゃのう
radioactivity; radiation; radioactive material
射止めるいとめる
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
騎射きしゃ
shooting on horseback
曲射きょくしゃ
high-angle fire
射倖しゃこう
speculation
射藝しゃげい
archery
輻射ふくしゃ
radiation
逆噴射ぎゃくふんしゃ
reverse thrust

Additional Examples

彼は射撃がうまい。
He is a good shot.tatoeba
彼はトラの頭を射抜いた。
He shot a tiger through the head.tatoeba
彼はその鹿めがけて矢を射た。
He shot an arrow at the deer.tatoeba
彼は射殺された。
He was shot to death.tatoeba
月：秋の夜の月と、それが水面に反射する姿の組み合わせ。
Moon: a combination of the fall night moon and its reflection on the surface of the water.wiki

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