Kanji

砲

砲

cannon, gun

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

石部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ホウ

Common Readings

ホウ

Example sentences

砲 ほう
遠く から 砲 の 響く 音 が 聞こえる

The sound of echoing cannons can be heard from a distance.

砲撃 ほうげき
激しい 砲撃 によって 、 街 の 建物 は 次々に 破壊された 。

Due to the intense bombardment, buildings in the city were destroyed one after another.

発砲 はっぽう
警官 は 空 に 向けて 威嚇 発砲 した 。

The police officer fired a warning shot into the air.

砲弾 ほうだん
その 古い 城壁 に は 砲弾 の 跡 が 残っている 。

Shell marks remain on the old castle walls.

大砲 たいほう
博物館 に は 、 江戸時代 に 使われていた 古い 大砲 が 展示 されている 。

In the museum, an old cannon used during the Edo period is on display.

鉄砲 てっぽう
歴史 の 授業 で 、 種子島 へ の 鉄砲 伝来 について 学んだ 。

In history class, I learned about the introduction of guns to Tanegashima.

Example Vocabulary

砲

ほう

cannon; artillery; gun

砲撃

ほうげき

bombardment; shelling

発砲

はっぽう

firing; discharge (of a gun); shooting

砲弾

ほうだん

shell; cannonball; artillery shell

大砲

たいほう

cannon; artillery

鉄砲

てっぽう

gun; firearms; musket

主砲

しゅほう

砲台

ほうだい

砲身

ほうしん

水鉄砲

みずでっぽう

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