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弾 means 'bounce'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 781   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-5    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 75 words   Used in 222 words   Used in 53 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ダン
Kun
   たま bullet   はず to bounce    to play (an instrument)
On    タン
Kun    はじける to burst   -ひ   はじ   ただ   はじきゆみ
⿰   bow   simple  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 弾 is used 12 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 弾 is used 216 times, read 5 ways (with 2 variations).
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ダン : 176 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. bomb
2. alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shochu highball, also beer with whiskey)  (often written with kana only)
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たま : 3 words FIND ALL
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noun
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
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はじける : 15 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: はじく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to flip; to snap; to flick  (often written with kana only)
2. to repel  (often written with kana only)
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はず : 8 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: 勢み
noun
1. bounce; spring; rebound
2. momentum; impetus; impulse; stimulus; inertia  (often written with kana only)
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: 7 words FIND ALL
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to play (piano, guitar)
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たま (read as だま) : 4 words FIND ALL
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noun
stray bullet
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(read as び) : 3 words FIND ALL
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to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
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An additional 6 less common words include 弾 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1570  Joy o' Kanji : 1570  Key to Kanji:

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ダン   たま bullet   はず to bounce   ひ to play (an instrument)   
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タン    simple   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
small
デン   た rice field   
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
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