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弾

bullet
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingダン、タン
Kun readingひ.く、-ひ.き、はず.む、たま、はじ.く、はじ.ける、ただ.す、はじ.きゆみ
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to flip
  2. to snap
  3. to flick
  4. to repel
  5. to use (an abacus)

Popular Usage

弾く

Radicals and components

Radical弓bowComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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bow (弓) · simple · owl · rice field (田) · brains · ten (十) · needle (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2081

Compound words

弾くはじく
to flip; to snap; to flick; to repel; to use (an abacus)
弾くひく
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
糾弾きゅうだん
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
実弾じつだん
real bullet; live ammunition; live round; loaded cartridge; loaded shell
銃弾じゅうだん
bullet (from a rifle)
弾みはずみ
bounce; spring; rebound; momentum; impetus
弾むはずむ
to spring; to bound; to bounce; to be stimulated; to be encouraged
弾圧だんあつ
oppression; suppression; pressure
弾劾だんがい
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure; arraignment
弾丸だんがん
bullet; shot; shell
弾頭だんとう
warhead
弾道だんどう
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
弾薬だんやく
ammunition; ammo
弾力だんりょく
elasticity; flexibility
爆弾ばくだん
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
砲弾ほうだん
shell; cannonball
防弾ぼうだん
bulletproof; bombproof
核弾頭かくだんとう
nuclear warhead
ロケット弾ロケットだん
rocket

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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