弾 – bullet, twang, flip

12 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#853 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 弾 means bullet, twang, flip, snap. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ダン、タン (dan, tan); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ひ.く、-ひ.き、はず.む、たま、はじ.く、はじ.ける、ただ.す、はじ.きゆみ (hiku, hiki, hazumu, tama, hajiku, hajikeru, tadasu, hajikiyumi). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 弓 (no. 57).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ダン	dan
On’yomi	タン	tan
Kun’yomi	ひ.く	hiku
Kun’yomi	-ひ.き	hiki
Kun’yomi	はず.む	hazumu
Kun’yomi	たま	tama
Kun’yomi	はじ.く	hajiku
Kun’yomi	はじ.ける	hajikeru
Kun’yomi	ただ.す	tadasu
Kun’yomi	はじ.きゆみ	hajikiyumi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 弓 (Kangxi radical 57). Components: 弓・十・尚・田.

Words using 弾

弾くひくto play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)弾たまball弾力だんりょくelasticity爆弾ばくだんbomb弾くはじくto flip弾むはずむto spring

Example sentences

誰かがピアノを弾いている。

Somebody is playing the piano.

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弾が彼の頬をかすめた。

The bullet grazed his cheek.

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この爆弾はたくさんの人を殺すことができる。

This bomb can kill many people.

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Kanji with the same radical

強引張弱弟弓弧弛

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