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弾

Kanji 弾: meaning "bullet, play (instrument)", readings, stroke order

The kanji 弾 means "bullet, play (instrument)". On'yomi: ダン; kun'yomi: ひく、はずむ、たま. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
bullet, play (instrument)
On'yomi
ダン
Kun'yomi
ひくはずむたま
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
彈 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 弾

  • 弾 たま — bullet, shot
  • 弾力 だんりょく — elasticity, flexibility
  • 爆弾 ばくだん — bomb
  • 弾く はじく — to play (piano, guitar)
  • 弾む はずむ — to bounce, to be encouraged, to splurge on

Stroke order · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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