砲ほう撃げき

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砲撃する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

bombardment; shelling

Military term for attacking with artillery or naval guns. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

〈場ば所しょ〉に砲ほう撃げきするto shell/bombard a place
軍ぐんは敵てきの基き地ちに砲ほう撃げきした。
The army shelled the enemy's base.
砲ほう撃げきを受うけるto come under bombardment
町まちは激はげしい砲ほう撃げきを受うけた。
The town came under heavy bombardment.
砲ほう撃げきを開かい始しするto commence shelling
夜よ明あけとともに砲ほう撃げきを開かい始しした。
They commenced shelling at dawn.
砲ほう撃げきで〈物もの〉が破は壊かいされるto be destroyed by shelling
砲ほう撃げきで橋はしが破は壊かいされた。
The bridge was destroyed by the bombardment.

爆ばく撃げきN1
砲撃 refers to shelling by artillery or naval guns, while 爆撃 refers to bombing carried out from aircraft.
攻こう撃げきN3
攻撃 is the general word for any attack or assault, while 砲撃 specifically means attacking with artillery or naval gunfire.
射しゃ撃げき
射撃 covers shooting with any firearm, including rifles and pistols, while 砲撃 refers specifically to large-gun or artillery bombardment.
砲ほう火か
砲撃 emphasizes the act of shelling or bombarding with artillery, while 砲火 focuses on the fire/flame itself, as in 砲火を交える.

爆ばく撃げきN1
爆撃 refers to dropping bombs from aircraft, while 砲撃 refers to firing shells from guns or cannons, so the delivery method differs.

Compound of 砲 (cannon, gun) and 撃 (attack, strike).