| 145 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 981 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1092 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3168 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1335 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1566 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 215 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 213 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 213 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 593 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1393 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2502 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1267 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1733 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1228 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23929 | Morohashi |
| 2009 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1220 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 110 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1294 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 矢状 【シジョウ】 sagittal
- 矢状縫合 【シジョウホウゴウ】 sagittal suture
- 弓矢 【ユミヤ】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 嚆矢 【コウシ】 whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle, start (e.g. of a movement), beginning, dawn
Kun reading compounds
- 矢 【や】 arrow, wedge, chock
- 矢先 【やさき】 arrowhead, target of a flying arrow, brunt (of an attack), the very moment (when), the point (of doing)
- 弓矢 【ゆみや】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 洗い矢 【あらいや】 ramrod, cleaning rod
Readings
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- flecha
Portuguese
- dardo
- flecha
French
- fléchette
- flèche
| 2363 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 8043.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 77e2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
853 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弾 【ダン】 counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.), counter for bullets
- 弾圧 【ダンアツ】 oppression, suppression, pressure
- 防弾 【ボウダン】 bulletproof, bombproof
- 砲弾 【ホウダン】 shell, cannonball
- 弾棋 【ダンギ】 ancient Chinese board game similar to go
- 弾指 【ダンシ】 snapping the fingers (esp. by striking the side of the middle finger with the thumb; to indicate consent, joy, a warning, etc.), moment, instant, criticism, shunning, rejection
Kun reading compounds
- 弾く 【ひく】 to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
- 弾む 【はずむ】 to spring, to bound, to bounce, to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively, to pay handsomely, to splurge, to part eagerly with (money, etc.), to breathe hard, to pant, to be out of breath
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pitch (e.g. in baseball), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 弾傷 【たまきず】 bullet wound, gunshot wound
- 弾く 【はじく】 to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
- 弾ける 【はじける】 to burst open, to split open, to pop, to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor), to bounce, to bound
- 弾正台 【だんじょうだい】 Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871), Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Korean:
- tan
Spanish
- bala
- pelota
- chasquido
- golpe seco
- chasquear
- tocar (piano
- guitarra
- etc.)
Portuguese
- Bala (arma)
- fanhoso
- sacudidela
- estalo
French
- boulet
- rebond
- chiquenaude
- vibration
| 1570 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 933 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1575 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1099 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1272 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1880 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1539 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1641 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 590 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 613 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 697 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 418 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 524 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1950 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9836P | Morohashi |
| 572 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1699 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1931 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2081 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1529 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3h9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 1925.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f3e | Unicode hex code |