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弾ずる (だんずる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

弾だんずる

だ

ん

ず

る

Meanings

1

zuru verb, transitive verb

play (a stringed instrument)

Alternative form of 弾じる, used for playing stringed instruments such as the koto, shamisen, or guitar. Slightly more formal or literary than 弾じる.

See also: 弾じる

彼かの女じょは琴ことを弾だんずるのが上手じょうずだ。
She is skilled at playing the koto.
静しずかな

夜よる

に

琵び

琶わ

を

弾だん

ずる

音おと

が

聞き

こえ

た

。

I heard the sound of someone playing the biwa on a quiet night.

Kanji

弾bullet, twang, flip

Similar words

弾だんじる
弾じる is the more common -jiru form with the same meaning; 弾ずる is a less common, slightly more formal variant.
弾ひく
弾く is the standard everyday verb for playing stringed instruments or piano; 弾ずる is a more literary alternative.

Etymology

The -zuru form is a classical variant of the -jiru verb ending, often used in more formal or literary contexts. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is conventionally associated with the same meaning as 弾じる.