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小銃 (しょうじゅう, shoujuu) Japanese meaning: rifle | Kotomora
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The soldiers advanced with their rifles at the ready.
This rifle has high accuracy.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 小しょう 銃じゅう を 構かま える for someone to raise/aim a rifle
The soldier raised his rifle and watched for enemy movement.
〈 人ひと 〉 が 小しょう 銃じゅう を 撃う つ for someone to fire a rifle
The new recruit fired his rifle during training.
小しょう 銃じゅう を 携たずさ える to carry a rifle (on one's person)
The guard stood at the gate carrying a rifle.
Related words 銃 is the general word for any firearm, while 小銃 specifically denotes a shoulder-fired rifle used by infantry.
ライフル is the everyday loanword for a rifle, while 小銃 is the more formal, military term for the same weapon.
Don't confuse with 拳銃 is a handgun held and fired with one hand, whereas 小銃 is a longer rifle fired from the shoulder.
小銃 is a shoulder-fired rifle for a single soldier, while 機関銃 is a heavier, fully automatic gun that fires continuously.
Word family automatic rifle
semiautomatic rifle
Etymology Compound of 小 (small) and 銃 (gun), literally 'small gun'. The term was coined to distinguish individual shoulder arms from larger artillery pieces.
