The kanji 弾: meaning, readings and stroke order

弾

Meaning: bounce, bullet
On reading: ダン dan
Kun reading: ひ（く） hiku、はず（む） hazumu、たま tama
Strokes: 12
Radical: 弓 bow
Level: Level 7 · junior high school
Old form: 彈

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nảy, viên đạn (đàn)
Japanese: はずむ。てっぽうのたま。
Korean: 튀다, 탄알 (탄)
Chinese: 弹起、子弹 (弹)

Readings, words and example sentences

ダン dan · on reading · less common

弾だん力りょく
springiness, bounce
このゴムは 弾だん力りょくがあります。
This rubber is springy.

ひ（く） hiku · kun reading

弾ひく
to play (an instrument)
ピアノを 弾ひきます。
I play the piano.

はず（む） hazumu · kun reading · less common

弾はずむ
to bounce
ボールがよく 弾はずみます。
The ball bounces well.

たま tama · kun reading · less common

弾たま
bullet
弾たまが当たらないようにします。
They take care not to be hit by bullets.

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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.