The kanji 射: meaning, readings and stroke order

射

Meaning: shoot
On reading: シャ sha
Kun reading: い（る） iru
Strokes: 10
Radical: 寸 thumb, inch
Level: Level 6 · grade 6

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: bắn (xạ)
Japanese: ゆみやたまをうつ。
Korean: 쏘다 (사)
Chinese: 射、射击

Readings, words and example sentences

シャ sha · on reading

注ちゅう射しゃ
shot, injection
病院で 注ちゅう射しゃをしました。
I got a shot at the hospital.

い（る） iru · kun reading · less common

射いる
to shoot (an arrow)
弓で的を 射います。
He shoots an arrow at the target.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.