弾

たま, ひく, はずむ · tama, hiku, hazumu

JLPT N1

Meaning

bullet, projectile; to play (string instrument); to bounce, to spring; to repel, to flick

Examples

• 彼はギターを弾くのが得意です。 — He is good at playing the guitar.
• そのボールはよく弾む。 — That ball bounces well.
• 犯人は警察官に弾を撃ち込んだ。 — The criminal shot a bullet at the police officer.