村むら田た銃じゅうむらたじゅうMeanings1nounMurata riflehistorical termA single-shot bolt-action rifle used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Meiji era. Historical term.村むら田た銃じゅうは明めい治じ時じ代だいの日本にほん軍ぐんで使つかわれた。The Murata rifle was used by the Japanese military in the Meiji era.