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迫撃砲 (はくげきほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

迫はく撃げき砲ほう

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

mortar (weapon)

Refers to the military weapon that fires shells at high angles.

敵てきの迫はく撃げき砲ほうが基き地ちを攻こう撃げきした。
Enemy mortars attacked the base.
迫はく撃げき砲ほうの射しゃ程ていは数すうキロメートルだ。
The range of a mortar is several kilometers.

Kanji

迫urge, force, imminent
撃beat, attack, defeat
砲cannon, gun

Similar words

モルタル
Refers to building mortar (cement-like material), not the weapon.
大たい砲ほう
General term for cannon or artillery; fires at lower angles compared to a mortar.

Etymology

Compound of 迫 (close in on, press) + 撃 (attack) + 砲 (cannon). The term describes a cannon that attacks by lobbing shells at close range or high angles.