砲弾
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砲弾 (hōdan): a stack of cannonballs or round shot. 
砲弾 (hōdan): a selection of artillery shells used by Japanese battleships in WWII.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 砲 | 弾 |
| ほう Grade: S |
だん Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 砲彈 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 炮彈 (MC phaewH danH, “cannon + shot, shell”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (weaponry) a cannon shell:
- a cannonball, a round shot
- 1999 March 27, “タイホーン”, in Vol.2, Konami:
- 口から砲弾を撃ちだし遠くを攻撃。山での砲撃は強い。
- Kuchi kara hōdan o uchidashi tōku o kōgeki. Yama de no hōgeki wa tsuyoi.
- It attacks from far away by shooting cannonballs out its mouth. It is very effective to deploy on mountains.
- 口から砲弾を撃ちだし遠くを攻撃。山での砲撃は強い。
- an artillery shell
- a cannonball, a round shot
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN