The sound of echoing cannons can be heard from a distance.
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
Due to the intense bombardment, buildings in the city were destroyed one after another.
The police officer fired a warning shot into the air.
Shell marks remain on the old castle walls.
In the museum, an old cannon used during the Edo period is on display.
In history class, I learned about the introduction of guns to Tanegashima.
In the bottom of the ninth, the team’s cleanup hitter hit a go-ahead home run.
From the gun battery remaining on the island's hilltop, I looked out over the sea at dusk.
The children played with water guns in the yard.
Example Vocabulary
砲
cannon; artillery; gun
砲撃
bombardment; shelling
発砲
firing; discharge (of a gun); shooting
砲弾
shell; cannonball; artillery shell
大砲
cannon; artillery
鉄砲
gun; firearms; musket
主砲
main gun; team’s cleanup hitter or star slugger
砲台
a gun battery; a fortified emplacement for artillery
砲身
水鉄砲
water gun; water pistol
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