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跳弾 (ちょうだん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

跳ちょう弾だん

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Meanings

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noun

ricochet

Refers to a bullet or projectile bouncing off a surface.

跳ちょう弾だんに注ちゅう意いしてください。
Watch out for ricochets.
壁かべに当あたった弾だん丸がんが跳ちょう弾だんした。
The bullet ricocheted off the wall.

Kanji

跳hop, leap up, spring
弾bullet, twang, flip

Etymology

Compound of 跳 (chō, 'jump, bounce') and 弾 (dan, 'bullet'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a bouncing projectile.