# 弾 — Bullet

Frequency rank 957 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 菜 (Vegetable), less common than 迫 (Urge).

- On’yomi: だん
- Kun’yomi: たま
- Radical: 弓 Bow (Kangxi 57)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A bow on the left and simple on the right — the simple act of pulling back a bow launches a bullet-fast projectile.

In words:

- 弾く ひく — to play an instrument with strings, including piano
- 弾 たま — bullet,shot,shell
- 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

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