射撃|しゃげきshageki[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbfiring; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
    彼かれは射撃しゃげきがうまい。↗
    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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 的てきに向むけて銃砲じゅうほうによって弾たまを放はなつこと。
  2. 「射撃しゃげき競技きょうぎ」の略称りゃくしょう。
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