Kanji

弾

弾

bullet, twang, flip, snap

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

弓部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ダン, タン

Kun'yomi (Japanese 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

Nanori (Name Reading)

ただ

Common Readings

ダン, たま, はず…む, ひ…く

Example sentences

弾く ひく
彼女は毎日ピアノを弾いています。

She plays the piano every day.

上手い うまい
彼はギターを弾くのがとても上手い。

He is very good at playing the guitar.

弾 たま
銃に弾を込める。

Load the bullets into the gun.

撃ちまくる うちまくる
ゲームの終盤で、彼は敵に向かって弾を撃ちまくった。

Near the end of the game, he kept firing bullets at the enemies.

爆弾 ばくだん
そのニュースは、政界に爆弾を投じたような騒ぎになった。

The news caused a stir in the political world, like dropping a bombshell.

弾丸 だんがん
銃から放たれた弾丸が的に当たった。

The bullet fired from the gun hit the target.

かすめる かすめる
弾丸が耳のすぐ横をかすめた。

The bullet grazed right past my ear.

弾む はずむ
パーティーで話が弾んだ。

The conversation enlivened at the party.

弾ける はじける
ポップコーンが弾けた。

The popcorn popped.

銃弾 じゅうだん
激しい銃撃戦の中、銃弾が空を切り裂いた。

Amidst the intense gunfight, bullets tore through the air.

Example Vocabulary

弾く

ひく

to play (a stringed instrument or piano)

弾

たま

bullet; shot; shell

爆弾

ばくだん

bomb; bombshell

弾丸

だんがん

bullet; projectile

弾む

はずむ

to bounce; to liven up; to splurge

弾

たま

bullet; shot; shell

弾ける

はじける

to burst open; to pop; to split open

銃弾

じゅうだん

bullet

弾き飛ばす

はじきとばす

to send flying; to repel; to snap away

弾く

ひく

to play (a stringed instrument or piano)

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