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弾 — 12 strokes / Radical「弓」

道
4Junior high level / 12 strokes / Radical「弓」
On
ダン・タンだん・たん · dan · tan
Kun
ひ.く・-ひ.き・はず.む・たま・はじ.く・はじ.ける・ただ.す・はじ.きゆみhi.ku · hi.ki · hazu.mu · tama · haji.ku · haji.keru · tada.su · haji.kiyumi
Meaning
bullet; play (an instrument); spring back

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

弓 "bow" with 單: to snap a bowstring — to flip, to play, and "bullet."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onダンだんdan弾力だんりょく弾圧だんあつ爆弾ばくだん
Kunひくhiku弾くひく弾き手ひきて

Compare: 引く

Kunはずむhazumu弾むはずむ弾みはずみ
Kunたまtama弾たま

Compare: 玉・球

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 弾力だんりょく

    elasticity

  • 爆弾ばくだん

    bomb

More words with this kanji

  • 糾弾きゅうだん
  • 弾劾だんがい
  • 弾劾裁判だんがいさいばん
  • 手榴弾しゅりゅうだん
  • 糺弾きゅうだん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

妹(いもうと)はピアノを弾(ひ)くのが上手(じょうず)だ。

My little sister is good at playing the piano.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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