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Kotomora

銃

gun, arms

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes14

Readings

On'yomi

  • ジュウ

Kun'yomi

  • つつ

Meaning

銃 centers on handheld firearms: a gun or weapon that shoots. The broader sense of arms covers military weapons in general.

Most common words using 銃

20 of 103
  • 銃じゅう
    N3

    gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)

  • 拳銃けんじゅう

    pistol; handgun

  • 銃撃じゅうげき

    shooting; gunning (down)

  • 銃弾じゅうだん

    bullet (from a rifle)

  • 銃殺じゅうさつ

    death by shooting

  • 銃器じゅうき

    small arms

  • 銃口じゅうこう

    gun point; muzzle

  • 小銃しょうじゅう

    rifle; small arms

  • 機銃きじゅう

    machine gun

  • 銃剣じゅうけん

    bayonet

  • 銃身じゅうしん

    gun barrel

  • 銃声じゅうせい

    sound of a gunshot; report of a gun

  • 猟銃りょうじゅう

    hunting gun; sportsgun

  • 銃火じゅうか

    gunfire

  • 火縄銃ひなわじゅう

    matchlock; arquebus

  • 銃座じゅうざ

    emplacement

  • 銃砲じゅうほう

    guns; firearms

  • 銃創じゅうそう

    gunshot wound

  • 銃床じゅうしょう

    stock (of a gun); gunstock

  • 銃後じゅうご

    home front

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Study

Etymology

銃 combines 金 (metal) with 充, which likely contributes the sound ジュウ. The metal radical points to a weapon made of metal.

Meaning mnemonic

Metal 金 on the left and 充 on the right: picture a metal tube being filled with gunpowder, ready to fire.

Reading mnemonic

For ジュウ, imagine a gun that shoots juice instead of bullets: juice -> ジュウ, and the metal weapon sprays juice everywhere.