自じ動どう小しょう銃じゅう

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Meanings

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noun

automatic rifle

A rifle that automatically reloads and fires continuously while the trigger is held. In military contexts, often distinguished from semi-automatic rifles.

その兵へい士しは自じ動どう小しょう銃じゅうを構かまえて前ぜん進しんした。
The soldier advanced, holding an automatic rifle at the ready.

oneself

動move, motion, change

小little, small

銃gun, arms

Similar words

小しょう銃じゅう
小銃 is a general term for 'rifle', while 自動小銃 specifically refers to an automatic rifle.
機き関かん銃じゅう
機関銃 is a 'machine gun', typically heavier and designed for sustained fire, whereas 自動小銃 is a lighter automatic rifle carried by individual soldiers.

Etymology

Compound of 自動 (automatic) + 小銃 (rifle). The term is a straightforward modern coinage for 'automatic rifle'.