弾だん丸がん

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Meanings

Refers to a projectile fired from a gun or cannon. Can be used literally or figuratively (e.g., 弾丸のように速い).

〈物もの〉を発はっ射しゃするto fire a bullet
銃じゅうから弾だん丸がんが発はっ射しゃされた。
The bullet was fired from the gun.
〈物もの〉を込こめるto load a bullet (into a gun)
銃じゅうに弾だん丸がんを込こめた。
He loaded the bullet into the gun.
〈物もの〉が命めい中ちゅうするfor a bullet to hit its target
弾だん丸がんが的まとに命めい中ちゅうした。
The bullet hit the target.
弾だん丸がんのように〈形けい容よう詞し〉as fast/sharp as a bullet (figurative)
彼かれは弾だん丸がんのように速はやく走はしった。
He ran as fast as a bullet.

銃じゅう弾だん
銃弾 refers specifically to a bullet fired from a gun, while 弾丸 is the broader term covering bullets, shells, and cannonballs alike.
砲ほう弾だん
砲弾 denotes a cannon shell or artillery round, whereas 弾丸 can refer to any kind of projectile including small-arms bullets.
玉たまN3
弾（たま）is the everyday, colloquial word for a bullet, while 弾丸 is the more formal, written term used in official or technical contexts.
弾だん薬やく
弾丸 refers specifically to the bullet or projectile itself, while 弾薬 is the broader term covering the complete round, including propellant and casing.
実じつ弾だん
弾丸 is the general word for a bullet or projectile, while 実弾 specifically stresses that it is a live round rather than a blank.

弾だん道どう
弾丸 is the physical bullet or projectile itself, whereas 弾道 is the curved path that the projectile follows through the air.

発はつN2
departure; leaving at · sent from; dated · counter for aircraft engines · counter for shots, bursts, blows, jokes, ideas

Compound of 弾 (dan, 'bullet') and 丸 (gan, 'round object'). The reading だんがん is the standard on'yomi.