射 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「寸」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「寸」
- On
- シャしゃ · sha
- Kun
- い(る)i(ru)
- Meaning
- to shoot; fire; radiate
Stroke order
Origin
身 "body" plus 寸 "hand"; loosing an arrow by hand from the body's bow — hence "to shoot."
Readings and examples
| Onシャしゃsha | 射撃しゃげき発射はっしゃ日射病にっしゃびょう |
|---|---|
| Kunいるiru | 射るいる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 注射ちゅうしゃ
injection
- 反射はんしゃ
reflection (of light)
- 威嚇射撃いかくしゃげき
- 輻射ふくしゃ
Example
病院で注射をした。
I had an injection at the hospital.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)