射る|いるiru[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 射る(いる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 射ます(います) |
| Negative (nai) | 射ない(いない) |
| polite (masen) | 射ません(いません) |
| classical zu / nu | 射ず・射ぬ(いず・いぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 射た(いた) |
| polite (mashita) | 射ました(いました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 射なかった(いなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 射ませんでした(いませんでした) |
| Te form | 射て(いて) |
| Potential | 射られる(いられる) |
| Passive | 射られる(いられる) |
| Causative | 射させる(いさせる) |
| Causative passive | 射させられる(いさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 射れば(いれば) |
| tara | 射たら(いたら) |
| Volitional | 射よう(いよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 射ましょう(いましょう) |
| Imperative | 射ろ(いろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related当てるあてるNeutralMuch broader than 「射る」: hitting or touching, guessing right, exposing to light (「日光に当てる」). 「射る」 is about shooting arrows—hitting the mark (「的を射る」)—or a piercing gaze.
- AntonymうけるNeutralAn antonym: 「受ける」 is catching or withstanding what comes toward you, the opposite direction from 「射る」, which sends an arrow or dart flying out.
「射る」 is for shooting arrows, darts and the like, and figuratively for a piercing gaze (「射るような目」); for hitting a target use 「当てる」, and for catching or withstanding use 「受ける」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


