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カノン Japanese meaning | Kotomora

カノン

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Meanings

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noun

abbreviationusually written using kana alone

Abbreviation of カノン砲 (kanon-hō), a historical term for cannon. Used in military or historical contexts.

from Dutch kanon

この要よう塞さいには古ふるいカノンが展てん示じされている。
An old cannon is on display at this fortress.

Written forms

カノンUsage95%
Standard katakana spelling for the loanword from Dutch 'kanon'. Usually written in kana.
加農かのんUsage5%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji (phonetic kanji) spelling; rarely used.

Kanji

加add, addition, increase

農agriculture, farmers

Similar words

カノン砲ほう
Full form meaning 'cannon'; カノン is an abbreviation of this.
大たい砲ほう
General Japanese word for 'cannon' or 'artillery'; カノン is a loanword with a more historical or Western nuance.

Etymology

Loanword from Dutch 'kanon', meaning cannon. The ateji spelling 加農 is phonetic.