榴りゅう弾だん砲ほう

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Meanings

1

noun

howitzer

military

Military term for a type of artillery piece with a relatively short barrel, capable of firing shells at both high and low angles.

榴りゅう弾だん砲ほうは山さん岳がく地ち帯たいでの戦せん闘

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Howitzers are suited for combat in mountainous areas.

Kanji

榴pomegranate
弾bullet, twang, flip
砲cannon, gun

Related words

カノン砲ほう
A cannon (カノン砲) typically has a longer barrel and fires at higher velocities with a flatter trajectory, while a howitzer (榴弾砲) is designed for higher-angle fire.
迫はく撃げき砲ほう
A mortar (迫撃砲) is a simpler, often portable weapon that fires shells at very high angles over short distances, whereas a howitzer is a larger, more versatile artillery piece.

Built from

榴りゅう弾だん+砲ほう

Written forms

榴弾砲
- りゅうだんほう
  Standard kanji spelling for howitzer.
- りゅうだんぽう
りゅうだんぽう

Etymology

Compound of 榴弾 (りゅうだん, 'high-explosive shell') and 砲 (ほう, 'gun, cannon'). The reading りゅうだんぽう is a variant with rendaku-like voicing, but りゅうだんほう is more common.