"魔弾" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

Forms: 魔弾 [canonical] (ruby: (), (だん)), madan [romanization], 魔彈 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Etymology: From 魔 (ま, ma) meaning "demon" or "evil spirit influence" + 弾 (たま, tama) meaning "bullet". Head templates: {{ja-noun|まだん}} 魔(ま)弾(だん) • (madan)
  1. magic bullet Derived forms: 魔弾の射手 (madan no shashu) (alt: まだんのしゃしゅ), the Japanese name for the German opera . Literally meaning . (english: Der Freischütz; the shooter of the magic bullets)
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