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回転弾倉式拳銃 (かいてんだんそうしきけんじゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

回かい転てん弾だん倉そう式しき拳けん銃じゅう

Meanings

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noun

rare term

Rare, technical term for a revolver; the more common word is 回転式拳銃 or simply リボルバー.

See also: 回転式拳銃

回かい転てん弾だん倉そう式しき拳けん銃じゅうは、シリンダーに弾だん薬やくを装そう填てんする方ほう式しきの拳けん銃じゅうである。
A revolver is a type of handgun that loads ammunition into a cylinder.

Kanji

回-times, round, game
転revolve, turn around, change
弾bullet, twang, flip
倉

godown, warehouse, storehouse

式style, ceremony, rite

拳fist

銃gun, arms

Similar words

回かい転てん式しき拳けん銃じゅう
More common term for 'revolver'; 回転弾倉式拳銃 is a longer, rarer variant with the same meaning.
リボルバー
Common loanword for 'revolver', used in everyday contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 回転 (rotation) + 弾倉 (magazine/cylinder) + 式 (type) + 拳銃 (handgun). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a descriptive technical compound.