JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 射: "shoot, shine into, onto"
The kanji 射 means "shoot, shine into, onto, archery". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シャ in on'yomi and い.る, さ.す, う.つ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シャ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
い.るさ.すう.つ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | shoot, shine into, onto, archery |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 937 of 2,501 |
Common words with 射
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 反射的reflexive; reflecting
- 反射reflection; reverberation · reflex; reflexes
- 発射firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; discharge · ejaculation
- 射精ejaculation
- 射撃firing; shooting; fire; gunshot
- 射るto shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
- 射程range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
- 射抜くto shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
- 射出shooting; firing; emitting; ejection
- 注射injection; jab; shot
- 連射rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
- 射archery · mapping
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