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弾着 (だんちゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

弾だん着ちゃく

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Meanings

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noun

hit (of a projectile); impact

Technical term used in military, ballistics, and shooting contexts for the point where a bullet, shell, or other projectile strikes a target.

弾だん着ちゃく地ち点てんを確かく認にんする。
Confirm the point of impact.
砲ほう弾だんの弾だん着ちゃくが観かん測そくされた。
The impact of the shell was observed.

Kanji

弾bullet, twang, flip
着don, arrive, wear

Similar words

着ちゃく弾だん
着弾 is a more common synonym with the same meaning, but the character order is reversed. 弾着 is less frequent and may appear in specific technical or military contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 弾 (dan, 'bullet, projectile') and 着 (chaku, 'arrive, attach'), literally meaning 'projectile arrival'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a technical term likely formed in modern military contexts.