射
shoot; shine into; onto; archery
10 strokes. Taught in grade 6. Newspaper frequency rank 937.
Readings
- シャ (on reading): 発射 (はっしゃ) firing (esp. a rocket or missile); 射撃 (しゃげき) firing
- いる (kun reading): 射る (いる) to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart); 射手 (いて) archer
- さす (kun reading): 射す (さす) to shine; 射し込む (さしこむ) to come in (of light)
- うつ (kun reading): 早射ち (はやうち) quick shooting; 膝射ち (ひざうち) shooting from a kneeling position
- Read as a whole word: 射干玉鳥 (ぬばたまどり) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus); 射翳 (まぶし) makeshift hunting blind
Components
Kanji containing 射
Words using 射
- 発射 (はっしゃ) firing (esp. a rocket or missile)
- 射撃 (しゃげき) firing
- 注射 (ちゅうしゃ) injection
- 反射 (はんしゃ) reflection
- 射程 (しゃてい) range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
- 射る (いる) to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
- 射手 (いて) archer
- 射止める (いとめる) to shoot dead
- 射抜く (いぬく) to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.)
- 射手座 (いてざ) Sagittarius (constellation)
- 射す (さす) to shine
- 射し込む (さしこむ) to come in (of light)
- 噂をすれば影が射す (うわさをすればかげがさす) speak of the devil and he shall appear
- 早射ち (はやうち) quick shooting
- 膝射ち (ひざうち) shooting from a kneeling position
- 射干玉鳥 (ぬばたまどり) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 射翳 (まぶし) makeshift hunting blind
- 無射 (ぶえき) (in China) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
- 射精る (でる) to ejaculate
409 words in all.