• 射撃しゃげき — shooting; gunnery
• 発射はっしゃ — launch; firing (projectile)
• 注射ちゅうしゃ — injection
• 直射ちょくしゃ — direct rays
• 反射はんしゃ — reflection

More examples ▼

The kanji combines the shape of a hand with an arrow, conveying sending something forth—shooting, emitting, or directing force or light. The kun-yomi いる appears in literary style, while シャ is common in modern compounds.