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KanjiN1Secondary school · 中学12 strokesRadical 弓

弾 · bullet, twang

弾 is a kanji meaning bullet, twang, flip, snap. It has 12 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ダンdan
  • タンtan

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • ひくhiku
  • -ひき-hiki
  • はずむhazumu
  • たまtama
  • はじくhajiku
  • はじけるhajikeru
  • ただすtadasu
  • はじきゆみhajikiyumi

Practise the N1 kanji

In 第14巻 JLPT N1, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 弾 · 6 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 弾
WordReadingMeaningLevel
弾くひくto play (a string instrument or piano)N5
弾たまbullet, shotN3
弾力だんりょくelasticity, flexibilityN1
爆弾ばくだんbombN1
弾くはじくto play (piano, guitar)N1
弾むはずむto bounce, to be encouraged, to splurge onN1

Example sentence

ピアノが弾けますか。

ピアノがひけますか

Can you play the piano?

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #197724 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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