射 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「寸」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「寸」
- On
- シャ
- Kun
- い(る)
- Meaning
- to shoot; fire; radiate
Origin
身 "body" plus 寸 "hand"; loosing an arrow by hand from the body's bow — hence "to shoot."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| シャ | 射撃・発射・日射病 |
|---|---|
| いる | 射る |
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)
Example
病院で注射をした。
I had an injection at the hospital.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)