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砲弾

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See also: 砲彈, 炮弹, and 炮彈

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砲弾 (hōdan): a stack of cannonballs or round shot.
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砲弾 (hōdan): a selection of artillery shells used by Japanese battleships in WWII.
Kanji in this term
砲 弾
ほう
Grade: S 		だん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
砲彈 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 炮彈 (MC phaewH danH, “cannon + shot, shell”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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砲(ほう)弾(だん) • (hōdan) ←はうだん (faudan)?

  1. (weaponry) a cannon shell:
    1. a cannonball, a round shot
      • 1999 March 27, “タイホーン [Canhorn]”, in Vol.2, Konami:
        口(くち)から砲(ほう)弾(だん)を撃(う)ちだし遠(とお)くを攻(こう)撃(げき)。山(やま)での砲(ほう)撃(げき)は強(つよ)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.
    2. an artillery shell

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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