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射
射
10 strokes
Frequency: 937
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

shoot
shine into
onto
archery

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シãƒĢ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
い.る
さ.す
う.ãĪ

Common Words

うãĪ
射ãĪ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #3034
1

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

Examples
č­ĶåŊŸãŊįĐšį ēを撃ãĢた。
The police officer fired a blank.
ጟåļŦãŊį†Šã‚’æ’ƒãĢた。
The hunter shot a bear.
ãŊんしゃãĶき
ï―žãŠ Adj.
Freq #4053
1

reflexive; reflecting

ãŊんしゃ
Noun
Freq #4512
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb; Physics

reflection; reverberation

Examples
į›ŪがéƒĻåą‹ãŪ明かりを反射したãĻきãŦå―žåĨģãŪį›ŪãŊčžã„ãŸã€‚
Her eyes shone as they reflected the light of the room.
2

Physiology

reflex; reflexes

ãŊãĢしゃ
ï―žã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #4877
1

firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; discharge; catapult

Examples
åΧį ēがåķį„ķį™šå°„ã—ãĶしãūãĢた。
The cannon went off by accident.
2

Slang

ejaculation

é™―å°„ã—
æ—Ĩ射し
ãēざし
é™―å·Ūし
Noun
Freq #6137
1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

Examples
åĪŠé™―ãŪæ—Ĩå·ŪしãŦčŠ˜ã‚ã‚ŒãĶ䚚々がåĪ–å‡šã—ãŸã€‚
The sunshine tempted people out.
しゃせい
ï―žã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #8579
1

ejaculation

しゃげき
ï―žã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #8779
1

firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

Examples
å―žãŊ射撃がうãūい。
He is a good shot.
いる
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #8836
1

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

Examples
あおたãŊᧁãŦãĻãĢãĶãƒĻマダãŪようお存åœĻでした、あおたãŪįš„ã‚’å°„ãŸã‚Ēドバã‚Īã‚đを恋しく思うでしょう。
You were my Yoda and I'll miss your right-on-target advice.
しゃãĶい
Noun
Freq #9921
1

range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

Examples
こãŪ銃ãŊïž“ïžïžãƒĄãƒžãƒˆãƒŦãŪ射įĻ‹ãŒã‚ã‚‹ã€‚
This gun has a range of 300 meters.
いぎく
射čēŦく
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #11872
1

to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)

Examples
å―žãŊトãƒĐãŪ頭を射抜いた。
He shot a tiger through the head.
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