# 射 — Shoot

Frequency rank 755 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 給 (Salary), less common than 否 (No).

- On’yomi: しゃ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 寸 Inch (Kangxi 41)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A body on the left aims using a measurement on the right -- a body carefully using measurement to aim precisely is about to shoot.

In words:

- 射す さす — to shine,to strike
- 注射 ちゅうしゃ — injection
- 発射 はっしゃ — firing,shooting,discharge,catapult

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