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銃口炎 (juukouen) Japanese meaning: muzzle flash | Kotomora

銃じゅう口こう炎えん

じゅ

う

こ

う

え

ん

Meanings

1

muzzle flash

rare term

Rare technical term for the visible flash of light at the muzzle of a firearm when it is discharged.

銃じゅう口こう炎えんは、発はっ砲ぽう時じに銃じゅう口こうから出でる閃

せん

光こう

の

こと

だ

。

Muzzle flash is the flash of light that comes from the muzzle when a gun is fired.

Kanji

銃gun, arms
口mouth
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Built from

銃じゅう+口こう炎えん

Etymology

Compound of 銃口 (muzzle of a gun) and 炎 (flame, blaze).