Hanja Analyzer
射

射 — sa, seok

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
쏠 사, 맞힐 석
Romanization
sa, seok
English
shoot, eject, issue forth, emit
Mandarin
shè
Japanese on'yomi
シャ, ジャ, ジャク, セキ, エキ, ヤク, ヤ
Japanese kun'yomi
い.る さ.す う.つ
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 6
Newspaper frequency
#937 of 2,500
Strokes
10
Radical
寸 (41, 7 residual)
Unicode
U+5C04

Parts that make up 射

  • 身 몸 신 배가 부른 사람몸. ‘신’ 계열의 소리
  • 寸 마디 촌 尊 을 줄인 꼴 또는 팔의 맥 짚는 자리손으로 재고 다루는 일, 법도

How 射 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 射 as a ideographic compound involving 弓, 矢.

Korean example words with 射

  • 습사習射 Korean gloss: 활쏘기를 연습함
  • 사광射光 Korean gloss: 빛을 내쏨. 또는 그 빛
  • 복사伏射 Korean gloss: 총이나 활 따위를 땅에 엎드려 쏨
  • 사부射夫 Korean gloss: 대포나 총, 활 따위를 쏘는 사람
  • 사수射手 Korean gloss: 대포나 총, 활 따위를 쏘는 사람
  • 속사速射 Korean gloss: 총, 포 따위를 계속하여 빨리 쏨
  • 사두射頭 Korean gloss: 사정(射亭)을 관리하고 대표하는 우두머리
  • 사장射場 Korean gloss: 활을 쏘기 위한 일정한 설비를 갖추어 놓은 곳
  • 사정射亭 Korean gloss: 활 쏘는 사람들이 무예 수련을 위하여 활터에 세운 정자
  • 사격하다射擊 Korean gloss: 총, 대포, 활 따위를 쏘다
  • 투사하다透射 Korean gloss: 빛이 물건을 꿰뚫고 들어가다
  • 사살하다射殺 Korean gloss: 활이나 총 따위로 쏘아 죽이다

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 射

  • 放射能ほうしゃのう radioactivity; radiation; radioactive material
  • 放射性ほうしゃせい radioactive
  • 放射線ほうしゃせん radiation
  • 発射はっしゃ firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting
  • 注射ちゅうしゃ injection; jab; shot
  • 射程しゃてい range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
  • 射撃しゃげき firing; shooting; fire
  • 射殺しゃさつ shooting to death
  • 放射ほうしゃ radiation; emission
  • 反射はんしゃ reflection; reverberation; reflex
  • 照射しょうしゃ irradiation; radiation; beaming
  • 射止めるいとめる to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.)

Characters sharing the phonetic 射

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “사” in Korean.

Other hanja read “사”

Other hanja with radical 寸

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