銃
gun, arms
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
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.