射撃|しゃげきshageki[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbfiring; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship彼は射撃がうまい。↗He is a good shot.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 射撃する(しゃげきする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 射撃します(しゃげきします) |
| Negative (nai) | 射撃しない(しゃげきしない) |
| polite (masen) | 射撃しません(しゃげきしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 射撃せず・射撃せぬ(しゃげきせず・しゃげきせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 射撃した(しゃげきした) |
| polite (mashita) | 射撃しました(しゃげきしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 射撃しなかった(しゃげきしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 射撃しませんでした(しゃげきしませんでした) |
| Te form | 射撃して(しゃげきして) |
| Potential | 射撃できる(しゃげきできる) |
| Passive | 射撃される(しゃげきされる) |
| Causative | 射撃させる(しゃげきさせる) |
| Causative passive | 射撃させられる(しゃげきさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 射撃すれば(しゃげきすれば) |
| tara | 射撃したら(しゃげきしたら) |
| Volitional | 射撃しよう(しゃげきしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 射撃しましょう(しゃげきしましょう) |
| Imperative | 射撃しろ(しゃげきしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym発砲はっぽうNeutralThe act of opening fire, mostly seen in news reports; 「射撃」 suggests aimed shooting or the shooting sport.
- Synonym撃つうつNeutralA verb read うつ, meaning to attack or subdue; written 「撃つ」 it means to fire a gun, while 「射撃」 is the noun.
- Synonym放つはなつWrittenWritten: to shoot out, but also to release or emit, a much wider range; 「射撃」 leans toward gun and cannon fire.
- Synonym銃撃じゅうげきNeutralShooting at a target with a gun, as in 「銃撃事件」; 「射撃」 also covers the shooting sport.
- Related発射はっしゃNeutralLaunching bullets, rockets or missiles; 「射撃」 refers specifically to aimed fire from guns or cannons.
- Related銃火じゅうかWrittenWritten: the flash from a gun barrel, or gunfire as an attack; 「射撃」 is the act of shooting itself.
- Related砲撃ほうげきNeutralBombarding a distant target with cannons; 「射撃」 is the blanket term for firing guns and cannons, centred on aimed fire.
- Related砲火ほうかWrittenWritten: artillery fire or bombardment; 「射撃」 is the act of shooting with guns or cannons itself.
- Related射出しゃしゅつWrittenWritten: covers firing projectiles and also jetting out liquid, so it is wider than gunfire; 「射撃」 is specifically aimed shooting.
- Relatedぶっ放すぶっぱなすCasualColloquial: to fire a gun abruptly; 「射撃」 is the formal term.
Pick 「射撃」 for aimed shooting or the sport, as in 「射撃訓練」. In news contexts, opening fire is 「発砲」, a gun attack is 「銃撃」, artillery bombardment is 「砲撃」, and launching a missile is 「発射」. The other words differ in register or in what they cover; see each note.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


