also: かのうほう
The tank is equipped with a powerful cannon.
An old cannon was on display at the museum.
Standard katakana spelling for 'cannon'; the most common written form.
Ateji spelling using kanji for phonetic approximation; rarely used.
From English 'cannon', with 砲 (cannon/gun) added as a suffix to clarify meaning. The ateji spelling 加農砲 uses kanji for phonetic approximation.