WORD DETAIL
銃弾
じゅうだん
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
銃弾, readじゅうだん, denotes a projectile fired from a gun; in the examples, it forms expressions for a bullet mark and a model bullet. - Basic usage: It refers to a bullet mark at a fictional crime scene and a model of an old bullet in a museum.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Bullet rather than firearm
- It denotes the projectile fired from a gun, not the firearm itself; the examples are fictional or museum-based.

