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砲

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • cannon
  • gun

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ホウ
Strokes
10
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#797
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
石#112 · stone

Components

Common Words

  • 砲火ほうかNoungunfire, fire
  • 砲撃ほうげきNounbombarding, shelling, bombardment
  • 砲弾ほうだんNounshell, cannonball
  • 砲兵ほうへいNounartillery, gunner
  • 主砲しゅほうNounmain battery, main armament
  • 大砲たいほうNoun(large) gun, cannon, artillery
  • 鉄砲てっぽうNoungun, firearm
  • 発砲はっぽうNounfiring, discharge of gun

Practice in Kanjiru

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