“Shoot” or “Hit” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “射”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “射” means “Archery”, “Fire” or “Morphism” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “射”

Jouyou Kanji “射” Stroke Order
| Stroke # |
10 Strokes |
| On-Yomi |
しゃ(sha) |
| や(ya) |
| せき(seki) |
| えき(eki) |
| Kun-Yomi |
い(る)(i(ru)) |
| う(つ)(u(tsu)) |
| あ(てる)(a(teru)) |
| さ(す)(sa(su)) |
| Meanings |
Shoot, Hit |
| Light ray comes in |
| Hit, Strike, Aim and hit |
| Officer title name (of old time) |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “射”, and their meanings
| Words |
Meanings |
| 射角(しゃかく-sha ka ku) |
Angle of fire, Firing elevation, Quadrant elevation, Quadrant angle of elevation |
| 射撃(しゃげき-sha ge ki) |
Shooting, Firing, Gunshot |
| 射幸(しゃこう-sha ko u) |
Speculation |
| 射幸心(しゃこうしん-sha ko u shi n) |
Fondness for speculation, Speculative spirit, Temptation to try for a quick and easy profit |
| 射殺(しゃさつ-sha sa tsu) |
Shooting to death |
| 射手(しゃしゅ-sha shu) |
Archer, Bowman, Shooter, Gunner, Marksman |
| 射出(しゃしゅつ-sha shu tsu) |
① Fire, Shooting, Emitting, ② Injection (of plastic for molding) |
| 射程(しゃてい-sha te i) |
Shooting range |
| 照射(しょうしゃ-sho u sha) |
① Irradiation, Radiation, Beaming, ② Exposure (to light), Illumination |
| 注射(ちゅうしゃ-chu u sha) |
Injection, Needle, Shot, Jab |
| 投射(とうしゃ-to u sha) |
Projection, Incidence |
| 日射(にっしゃ-ni ssha) |
Solar radiation, Insolation |
| 発射(はっしゃ-ha ssha) |
Firing, Blast-off, Launch, Discharge |
| 反射(はんしゃ-ha n sha) |
Reflection, Reflex, Reverberation |
| 放射(ほうしゃ-ho u sha) |
Radiation, Emission, Emanation |
| 乱射(らんしゃ-ra n sha) |
Random firing, Random shooting |
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