弾薬(だんやく)

だんやく
noun
ammunition; ammo
1. ammunition; ammo; munitions
Projectiles, cartridges, shells, and other materials fired from weapons. Includes bullets, shells, grenades, and similar ordnance.
弾薬(だんやく)が尽(つ)きた。
The ammunition ran out.
弾薬(だんやく)を補給(ほきゅう)する必要(ひつよう)がある。
We need to resupply ammunition.
戦場(せんじょう)では弾薬(だんやく)の管理(かんり)が兵士(へいし)の生死(せいし)を左右(さゆう)する。
On the battlefield, ammunition management determines whether soldiers live or die.

Composed of 弾(だん) (bullet/projectile) + 薬(やく) (here meaning gunpowder/explosive charge, not medicine). Covers all types of ammunition including bullets, shells, and explosive ordnance.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 弾薬(だんやく)を補給(ほきゅう)する: to resupply ammunition
  • 弾薬(だんやく)が尽(つ)きる: to run out of ammunition
  • 弾薬庫(だんやくこ): ammunition depot; magazine
  • 弾薬(だんやく)の備蓄(びちく): ammunition stockpile
  • 実弾(じつだん): live ammunition (as opposed to blanks)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 武器(ぶき): weapon — the broader category
  • 銃弾(じゅうだん): bullet (specifically for firearms)
  • 砲弾(ほうだん): artillery shell
  • 火薬(かやく): gunpowder; explosive — the propellant component

USAGE:
Appears in military, historical, and news contexts. In video games, 弾薬(だんやく) or the shorter 弾(たま) is commonly used for ammunition resources.

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