Chinese

Noun

射手

1. (occupation) a professional shooter, such as a marksperson or archer
2. (sports) a player in a ball sport such as football or soccer who is good at shooting scores

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) しゃ​しゅ [sháꜜshù] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɕa̠ɕɯᵝ]

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) いて​ [ìtéꜜ] (Odaka - [2])^[1][2]
• (Tokyo) い​て [íꜜtè] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ite̞]

Noun

射手 ‎(hiragana しゃしゅ, romaji shashu, alternative reading いて, romaji ite)

1. an archer; a bowman
2. (Magic: The Gathering) an archer
3. a shooter; a marksman; a sniper; a gunman

Derived terms

• いて座 (ざ) ‎(Ite-za, “Sagittarius”)

References

1. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 1 2 3 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3