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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

  • 砲ほうNoun
    gun, cannon, artillery
  • 発砲はっぽうNoun
    firing, discharge of gun
  • 砲撃ほうげきNoun
    bombarding, shelling, bombardment
  • 主砲しゅほうNoun
    main battery, main armament
  • 砲弾ほうだんNoun
    shell, cannonball
  • 大砲たいほうNoun
    (large) gun, cannon, artillery
  • 砲火ほうかNoun
    gunfire, fire
  • 空砲くうほうNoun
    empty gun, gun loaded with blanks, firing a blank

Practice in Kanjiru

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