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回転弾倉 (かいてんだんそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

回かい転てん弾だん倉そう

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Meanings

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cylinder (of a revolver)

Technical term for the rotating cylinder that holds cartridges in a revolver.

リボルバーの回かい転てん弾だん倉そうには六ろっ発ぱつの弾たまが装そう

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The revolver's cylinder can hold six rounds.

Kanji

回-times, round, game
転revolve, turn around, change
弾bullet, twang, flip
倉godown, warehouse, storehouse

Related words

リボルバー
リボルバー refers to the entire revolver firearm, while 回転弾倉 specifically denotes the cylinder component.

Word family

回かい転てん弾だん倉そう式しき拳けん銃じゅう
revolver

Built from

回かい転てん+弾だん倉そう

Etymology

Compound of 回転 (rotation) and 弾倉 (magazine), literally 'rotating ammunition magazine'.