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警砲 (けいほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

警けい砲ほう

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Meanings

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noun

warning gun; alarm gun

A gun fired as a warning or alarm signal, often in maritime or military contexts.

沿えん岸がん警けい備び隊たいは不ふ審しん船せんに対たいして警けい砲ほうを発はっ射しゃした。
The coast guard fired a warning gun at the suspicious vessel.

Kanji

警admonish, commandment
砲cannon, gun

Similar words

警けい告こく
警告 is a general warning or caution, while 警砲 specifically refers to a warning shot from a gun.
号ごう砲ほう
号砲 is a signal gun used for starting races or giving time signals, whereas 警砲 is specifically for warning or alarm purposes.

Etymology

Compound of 警 (けい, 'warning') and 砲 (ほう, 'gun, cannon'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with maritime and military signaling.