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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)
Common readings
On
   ダン
Kun
   たま bullet   はずむ to bounce   ひく to play (an instrument)
Additional readings
On    タン
Kun    はじける to burst   -ひき   はじく   ただす   はじきゆみ
Variants
彈 (kyujitai)   弹 (Chinese)  
Components
⿰  弓 bow  単 simple  
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Most useful words by reading
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
ば く だ ん 0
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
た ま よ け 0
noun
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
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はじける : 15 words FIND ALL
は じ く 2
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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はずむ : 8 words FIND ALL
は ず み 0
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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ひく : 7 words FIND ALL
ひ く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to play (piano, guitar)
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たま (read as だま) : 4 words FIND ALL
な が れ だ ま 0
noun
stray bullet
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ひく (read as び) : 3 words FIND ALL
つ ま び く 3
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.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1570  Joy o' Kanji : 1570  Key to Kanji: - 

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弾
ダン   たま bullet   はずむ to bounce   ひく to play (an instrument)   
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単
タン    simple   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
⺍
small
田
デン   た rice field   
弓
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
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