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射 means 'to shoot'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 836   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-6    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 49 words   Used in 349 words   Used in 125 names   Component in 4 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   シャ
Kun
   いる to shoot
Additional readings
Kun    さす   うつ
Components
⿰  身 body  寸 inch  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 射 is used 7 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 射 is used 342 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation).
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シャ : 312 words FIND ALL
ち ゅ う し ゃ 0
injection
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いる : 21 words FIND ALL
い る 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
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さす : 5 words FIND ALL
さ し こ む 0 さ し こ む 3
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to shine in (light); to illuminate  (see also: 差し込む)
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うつ : 3 words FIND ALL
quick shooting; quick shot; fast draw
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さす (read as ざ) : 1 word FIND ALL
ひ ざ し 0
Most common form: 日ざし
noun
sunlight; rays of the sun
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An additional 7 less common words include 射 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 893 (originally: 882)  Joy o' Kanji : 882  Key to Kanji: 460 

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射
シャ   いる to shoot   
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寸
スン   inch
身
シン   み body, person   
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