— bullet, twang, flip, snap

  • JLPT N1
  • 12 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 弓
  • #853 most frequent

Human Activities · Fighting

Readings

On'yomi
ダンタン
Kun'yomi
ひ.く-ひ.きはず.むたまはじ.くはじ.けるただ.すはじ.きゆみ

Example words

  • 爆弾ばくだんbomb
  • 弾力だんりょくelasticity; flexibility
  • 弾むはずむto spring; to bound; to bounce; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively; to treat oneself to; to splurge on
  • 弾くはじく(1) to flip; to snap; to flick (2) to repel (3) to use (an abacus); to calculate (4) to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
  • 弾くひくto play (piano, guitar)