Keyword
bullet
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig2081
Old form
Readings
だん
(55%)
はじ
(14%)
(13%)
たま
(9%)
はず
(5%)
Composed of
bow (weapon)
single
Used in vocabulary (260 in total)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
bullet; shot; shell
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
bullet (from a rifle)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
elasticity; flexibility
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
shell; cannonball
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to reject; to repel
being shot; being bombed
ammunition; ammo
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
oppression; suppression; pressure
magazine (of a firearm)
hand grenade; grenade
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
shot; buckshot
bombshell announcement (statement)
magic bullet; magic bullets
out of bullets
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
bulletproof; bombproof
bullet hole; bullet mark
remaining bullets; remaining ammunition
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
high-explosive projectile
loading (a firearm)
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
to be excited; to be elated
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
armor piercing ammunition; armour piercing ammunition
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
hit (of a bullet, shell, etc.); impact
incendiary bomb; firebomb
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
rubber bullet
bulletproof glass
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
four handed performance (on the piano)
assassin's bullet
human bullet
hail of bullets
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
ammunition depot; ammunition dump; powder magazine
enemy bullet
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
elasticity; elastic material (spring, etc.)
to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath
point-blank shot
bandolier; bandoleer; ammo belt; driving band (of a shell or bullet); rotating band
tracer bullet; star shell; flare bomb
to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; ICBM
grenadier; grenade thrower
(direct) hit; straight shot
smoke grenade; smoke shell
performer or player (of an instrument)
to play (a stringed instrument)
(ballistic) missile
to be shot dead by an assassin
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
performance; playing on stringed instruments
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
volcanic projectiles
hand grenade; grenade
huge projectile
shot; buckshot
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
cylinder; magazine of a revolver
hollow-point bullet
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
booby trap explosive; booby trap bomb
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
firing practice with live ammunition
to play (a stringed instrument)
intermediate-range ballistic missile; IRBM
dum-dum ammunition
suppression of speech; suppression of dissent; censorship
dropping a bomb; bomb drop; slingstone
to pluck the strings of an instrument; to strum
spur of the moment; mere chance
whirlwind tour; one-day trip
fire balloon (experimental weapon launched by Japan during World War II); balloon bomb
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
bullet wound; gunshot wound
intercontinental ballistic missile; ICBM
(alveolar) flap
bomb cyclone; explosive low-pressure system
ballistic missile defence; ballistic missile defense
playing on the koto
very fast train; bullet train
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
line drive shot; line-drive bullet; scorcher
trick playing (on a stringed instrument)
(Japanese) Court of Impeachment
shrapnel; shell or bullet fragment
the smoke of guns and a rain of bullets or shells
range (of a gun); firing distance
assassin's bullet
playing with one's fingers (a guitar, etc.)
bullet hell (genre of shoot 'em ups)
Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871 CE); Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryo system)
to make it worth somebody's while; to make something worthwhile
parcel bomb; mail bomb; letter bomb
anti-ballistic (missile)
bombshell announcement (declaration)
smoke of powder and hail of bullets; (in) the thick of the raging battle
brief moment; twinkling of an eye; instant
stray bullet
long, straight, wide-open highway
e-bomb; electromagnetic bomb
to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam
modulus of elasticity
string instrument (esp. in gagaku); stringed instrument
elastic operation; flexible management
bombshell announcement (statement)
to pluck the strings of an instrument; to strum
to be shot dead by an assassin
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
incendiary bomb; firebomb
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
trick playing (on a stringed instrument)
stray bullet
string instrument (esp. in gagaku); stringed instrument
to be presumptuous; to be clever and forward
ball ammunition
initial playing of an instrument in the New Year
range (of a gun); distance travelled by a bullet (shell, etc.)
plasto-elasticity
hail of bullets; heavy bombardment
person who plays shamisen during dancing practice; shamisen accompaniment
ballistic-missile shoot-down order; order to shoot down a ballistic missile
worthiness as an opponent or challenge
bulk modulus; volume elasticity; volume modulus; measure of a substance's resistance to uniform compression
hyperelasticity; superelasticity
white phosphorus shell
white phosphorus shell
gum elastic; elastic gum; rubber
singing while playing (the guitar, piano, etc.); singing to one's own accompaniment
singing while playing (the guitar, piano, etc.); singing to one's own accompaniment
Examples (200 in total)
I play bass guitar in a guitar ensemble.
Do you know how to play?
I've forgotten how to play that song.