砲ほう弾だん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

Refers to a projectile fired from a cannon or artillery piece. In modern contexts, typically an artillery shell.

に

古ふる

い

砲ほう

弾だん

が

展てん

示じ

さ

れ

て

いる

。

Old cannonballs are on display at the museum.

弾だん丸がん
弾丸 is a broader term for bullets and projectiles, while 砲弾 specifically refers to larger artillery shells or cannonballs.
砲ほう丸がん
砲丸 is an older term for cannonball, now mostly used in the sport of shot put (砲丸投げ). 砲弾 is the standard modern military term.

Compound of 砲 (cannon, artillery) and 弾 (bullet, projectile). The reading is on'yomi.