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単発銃 (tanpatsujuu) Japanese meaning: single-shot gun | Kotomora
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He aimed at the target with a single-shot gun.
Single-shot guns have a simple structure and high reliability.
Kanji 発 departure, discharge, publish Related words 連れん 発ぱつ 銃じゅう 連発銃 is a repeating firearm capable of firing multiple rounds without manual reloading, while 単発銃 fires only one shot before reloading.
散さん 弾だん 銃じゅう 散弾銃 is a shotgun, which may be single-shot or repeating, but fires multiple pellets; 単発銃 refers specifically to the single-shot mechanism, not the ammunition type.
Etymology Compound of 単発 (single shot) + 銃 (gun). The term is transparently derived from its components.