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JLPT N212画 · 12 strokesradical

cannon, gun

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ホウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Meanings across languages

English
cannon, gun
Tiếng Việt
đại bác, súng
日本語
砲, ほう

Common compounds

  • 大砲たいほうcannon, artillery
  • 砲火ほうかgunfire, artillery fire
  • 砲撃ほうげきshelling, bombardment
  • 迫撃砲はくげきほうmortar, a type of artillery

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