射
Shoot
Meanings
Shoot, Shine Into, Onto, Archery
On'yomi
しゃ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
い.る、 さ.す、 う.つ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
射 is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
射 (Shoot) is taught on WaniKani at level 34 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #937 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.
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