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Kanji Details for 弾

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Stroke Count
12 Strokes
Radical
弓 + 9 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. bullet, twang, flip, snap
Readings
Kun'yomi: たま、はず.む、ひ.く。(Jouyou Reading)
ただ.す、はじ.ける、はじ.く、ひ.き、はじ.きゆみ、-ひ.き。
On'yomi: ダン。(Go-on Reading)
タン。(Kan-on Reading)

Dictionary Entries for 弾

tama
noun
  1. ball; sphere; globe; orb
  2. bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
  3. ball (in sports) (esp. 球)
  4. pile (of noodles, etc.)
  5. bullet (esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸)
  6. bulb (i.e. a light bulb) (esp. 球)
  7. lens (of glasses, etc.)
  8. bead (of an abacus) (esp. 玉,珠)
  9. ball (i.e. a testicle) (esp. 玉)
  10. gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl (esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧)
  11. female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
  12. person (when commenting on their nature); character
  13. item, funds or person used as part of a plot
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. egg
noun, used as a suffix
  1. coin (usu. だま)
  2. precious; beautiful; excellent

dan
counter
  1. counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.) (esp. as 第〜弾, e.g. 第2弾)
  2. counter for bullets

Stroke Order Diagrams for 弾

Construction of Character for 弾

Radicals and parts present in 弾
» Radical bow, bow (archery, violin)
» Part
» Part ten
» Part rice field, rice paddy
Kanji variants for 弾
» Traditional Chinese Character, 正字
» Simplified Chinese Character

Kanji related to 弾

Meanings in Other Languages for 弾

French
  1. boulet, rebond, chiquenaude, vibration
Portuguese
  1. Bala (arma), fanhoso, sacudidela, estalo
Spanish
  1. bala, pelota, chasquido, golpe seco, chasquear, tocar (piano, guitarra, etc.)

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