noun
General term for a gun or firearm, from matchlock to modern rifles. Can also appear in compounds.
彼は鉄砲を撃ったことがある。
He has fired a gun before.
鉄砲の手入れは大切だ。
Maintenance of a firearm is important.
noun
wooden pole for sumo practice
In sumo, a thick wooden pole that wrestlers strike with their hands to build power and technique.
力士は毎日鉄砲で稽古する。
Sumo wrestlers practice daily with the wooden pole.
noun
puffer fish
Colloquial term for puffer fish (fugu), from the idea that eating it can be as dangerous as being shot.
See also: 河豚
鉄砲にあたったら命がない。
If you get hit by a puffer fish, you're done for.