銃 弾(じゅうだん)

じゅうだん

noun

bullet

1. bullet; gunshot

A bullet fired from a gun.

銃弾(じゅうだん)が飛(と)び交(か)う。

Bullets fly back and forth.

兵士(へいし)は足(あし)に銃弾(じゅうだん)を受(う)けた。

The soldier took a bullet in the leg.

事件(じけん)の現場(げんば)からは、数発(すうはつ)の銃弾(じゅうだん)が見(み)つかった。

Several bullets were found at the scene of the crime.

Common expressions

銃弾(じゅうだん)に倒(たお)れる: to be shot dead
銃弾(じゅうだん)を浴(あ)びる: to be riddled with bullets
銃弾(じゅうだん)を受(う)ける: to be hit by a bullet

Bullets are counted with 〜発(はつ).

Similar words

弾丸(だんがん): bullet, projectile; also figurative (弾丸(だんがん)ツアー, a whirlwind trip)
弾(たま): the everyday word for a bullet

Watch out

縦断(じゅうだん) (traveling the length of a country) has the same reading.

Related Words

Compare: 弾丸(だんがん) (bullet, projectile)

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