火か器き

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

firearms; guns

General term for portable firearms and similar weapons that use gunpowder or explosives.

警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃから火か器きを押おう収しゅうした。
The police seized firearms from the suspect.
この地ち域いきでは火か器きの所しょ持じが厳きびしく規き制せいされている。
Possession of firearms is strictly regulated in this area.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が火か器きを所しょ持じするfor someone to possess firearms
その男おとこは許きょ可かなく火か器きを所しょ持じしていた。
The man was in possession of firearms without a permit.
火か器きを使し用ようするto use firearms
警けい察さつ官かんは緊きん急きゅう時じにのみ火か器きを使し用ようすることが許ゆるされている。
Police officers are permitted to use firearms only in emergencies.
〈場ば所しょ〉に火か器きを持もち込こむto bring firearms into a place
空くう港こうに火か器きを持もち込こむことは法ほう律りつで禁きん止しされている。
Bringing firearms into an airport is prohibited by law.

Kanji

火fire
器utensil, vessel, receptacle

Related words

銃じゅう器き
銃器 is essentially interchangeable with 火器 as a formal term for firearms, though 銃器 is slightly more common in legal and police contexts.
銃じゅうN3
銃 is the plain, everyday word for a gun, while 火器 is the formal, umbrella term used in legal, military, or technical writing.
武ぶ器きN2
武器 covers weapons of any kind, including swords and clubs, whereas 火器 refers specifically to gunpowder- or explosive-based firearms.
兵へい器きN1
兵器 is a broader military term for weapons and weapon systems in general, while 火器 is narrower, denoting only firearms and similar gunpowder weapons.

Counted with

丁ちょう
counter for long, narrow objects

Word family· 8

重じゅう火か器き
heavy weapon; heavy firearm
小しょう火か器き
small arms; firearm
点てん火か器き
igniter
軽けい火か器き
light weapon; light firearm
銃じゅう火か器き
firearm; small arms

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Written forms

火か器きUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling for firearms and related weapons.
かきUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 火 (fire) and 器 (tool, instrument), literally 'fire tool'. The term has been used since the introduction of firearms to Japan to refer to weapons that use fire or gunpowder.