砲
砲

cannon, gun

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Common Words

砲ほうNounNoun suffixFreq #8819
1

gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

砲撃ほうげきNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #10010
1

bombarding; shelling; bombardment

Examples
砲撃はますます激しくなってきたので、私たち、走って地下室に降りていったのよ。
The gunfire was getting worse, so we ran down to our cellar.
発砲はっぽうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #11233
1

firing; discharge of gun

Examples
ウィリーは誤って父親の猟銃を発砲し、壁に穴を開けた。
Willie accidentally let off his father's shotgun and made a hole in the wall.
鉄砲てっぽう鉄炮NounFreq #11643
1

gun; firearm

Examples
合衆国では２億１６００万丁もの鉄砲類が、民間の手にあるという。
In the U.S., as many as 216 million firearms are said to be in private hands.
2

Sumo

wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice

3

Colloquial

puffer fish

大砲たいほうNounFreq #11669
1

(large) gun; cannon; artillery

Examples
大砲が偶然発射してしまった。
The cannon went off by accident.
2

Baseball

long-ball hitter; home-run hitter

砲弾ほうだんNounFreq #12250
1

shell; cannonball

砲台ほうだいNounFreq #22403
1

(gun) battery; fort

主砲しゅほうNounFreq #23764
1

main battery; main armament

《無鉄砲》むてっぽう無手法Noun～な Adj.Freq #26335
1

rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy

Examples
無鉄砲で子供の時から損ばかりしている。
Because of my recklessness, I have been playing a losing game since childhood.
砲身ほうしんNounFreq #27142
1

gun barrel

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