also: えんだん
lead bullet
A bullet made of lead. Can refer to historical ammunition or modern lead-core bullets.
Old guns used lead bullets.
Lead bullets can sometimes cause environmental pollution.
Common spelling for 'lead bullet' using 玉 (ball).
Alternate spelling using 弾 (bullet/projectile). Also read えんだん.
Sino-Japanese reading of 鉛弾; less common than なまりだま.
Compound of 鉛 (なまり, 'lead') and 玉 (たま, 'ball, bullet'), with rendaku voicing たま→だま. The spelling 鉛弾 uses 弾 (bullet) instead of 玉.