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流れ弾 (ながれだま) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

流ながれ弾だま

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Meanings

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noun

A bullet that hits someone or something other than the intended target, often in a shooting incident or battle.

銃じゅう撃げき戦せんで流ながれ弾だまに当あたった。
He was hit by a stray bullet in the shootout.
流ながれ弾だまが民みん家かの窓まどを貫かん通つうした

。

A stray bullet went through the window of a private house.

Written forms

流ながれ弾だまUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling; high news frequency.
ながれだまUsage5%
流ながれ玉だま
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

流current, a sink, flow
弾bullet, twang, flip
玉jewel, ball

Etymology

Compound of 流れ (nagare, 'flowing') + 弾 (tama, 'bullet'), literally 'flowing bullet'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the image is of a bullet that goes astray from its intended path.