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武器 (ぶき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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にん
の
武ぶ
器き
を
押おう
収しゅう
し
た
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The police seized the suspect's weapon.
Possession of weapons is strictly regulated in this country.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 武ぶ 器き を 使つか う for someone to use a weapon
The culprit used a knife as a weapon.
〈 事こと 〉 が 武ぶ 器き になる for something (a skill, trait) to become an asset/advantage
His English ability has become his strongest asset.
武ぶ 器き を 持も つ to carry/hold a weapon
That soldier always carries a weapon.
〈 物もの 〉 を 武ぶ 器き にする to use something as one's weapon/advantage
She used her smile as a weapon to move the negotiation forward.
武ぶ 器き を 捨す てる to lay down one's weapons; to disarm
The rebels finally laid down their weapons.
Kanji 武 warrior, military, chivalry 器 utensil, vessel, receptacle Related words· 8 兵器 refers specifically to military weapons and hardware, while 武器 is broader and covers personal weapons and figurative advantages too.
凶器 is a weapon used in a crime or attack, emphasizing illegal or harmful use, whereas 武器 is neutral and can refer to any weapon.
武器 is the general, modern word for any weapon, while 弓矢 in its figurative sense refers specifically to arms in a literary or historical register.
武器 means 'weapon' as a concrete object, while 武装 is the state or act of being armed with such weapons.
Show 4 more 武器 is the general word for any weapon, including swords and knives, whereas 銃器 is limited to firearms.
武器 is the general, neutral word for any weapon, whereas 矛 in this broader sense appears mainly in set literary phrases meaning 'arms' or 'armed force.'
武器 is the neutral, everyday word for any weapon, while みく is underworld slang used only for a blade carried for criminal purposes.
武器 covers weapons of any kind, including swords and clubs, whereas 火器 refers specifically to gunpowder- or explosive-based firearms.
Etymology Compound of 武 (bu, 'military, martial') and 器 (ki, 'tool, instrument'). The figurative sense developed naturally from the literal meaning.
武ぶ 器き 取とり 引ひき
arms trade; weapons dealing
arms dealer; weapons merchant
