What is the Kanji for "Shoot"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Shoot", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Shoot" is "射".

This kanji has 4 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Sa", "U", and "I".

Its onyomi reading is "Sha".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "身" means "Body" and "Somebody" and can be read as "Shin" and "Mi". And The kanji "寸" means "Measurement" and can be read as "Sun".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "射" mean in japanese?

"射" means "Shoot".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

注射: "Injection". The verbal noun '注射 (ちゅうしゃ)' means 'injection'. This refers to the act of putting liquid, such as medicine or vaccine, into the body using a hollow needle. 注射 is a common medical procedure and can be used to describe both the act of giving an injection as well as receiving one. For example: The nurse gave me an injection - (看護師が私に注射をしました). I need to get an injection - (注射を受けなければなりません).

放射: "Radiation". The noun '放射 (ほうしゃ)' refers to the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or a medium. This can include electromagnetic radiation, such as radio waves, microwaves, visible light, and X-rays, as well as particle radiation, such as alpha and beta particles. '放射' is commonly used to describe the radioactive emissions from nuclear reactions and is an important concept in physics, engineering, and nuclear safety. Example sentences: Radiation from the sun reaches the Earth - (太陽からの放射が地球に届く). The hospital tests patients for radiation exposure - (病院は患者の放射線曝露をテストしている).

発射: "Launch". The Japanese noun '発射 (はっしゃ)' means 'launch'. It refers to the act of launching or firing something, such as a rocket, missile, or projectile. It can also be used more broadly to describe the discharge or ejection of something, such as the launch of a product or the release of information. For example: The rocket successfully launched into space - (ロケットは無事に打ち上げられた). The company launched its new product today - (その会社は今日新製品を発売した).

反射: "Reflection". The verbal noun '反射 (はんしゃ)' means 'reflection'. It refers to the act of reflecting light, sound or other energy. This word is commonly used in scientific and technical contexts to describe the physical process of reflection. For example: The mirror produces a clear reflection - (鏡は明確な反射を生み出す). Light reflection - (光の反射)

放射能: "Radiation". The Japanese noun '放射能 (ほうしゃのう)' refers to the energy emitted in the form of rays or high-speed particles as a result of the spontaneous disintegration of unstable atomic nuclei. This word is often used in the context of nuclear energy, where the emission of radiation can have harmful effects on living organisms. For example: The nuclear accident led to dangerous levels of radiation - (原発事故で危険な放射能が発生した). Exposure to radiation can cause radiation sickness - (放射能に曝されると放射線障害を引き起こす可能性がある).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "さ" is read as "sa". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". And The hiragana "い" is read as "i".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.