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砲架 (ほうか, houka) Japanese meaning: gun mount | Kotomora

砲ほう架か

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か

Meanings

1

gun mount; gun carriage

Technical term for the structure that supports and positions a cannon or artillery piece. Used in military and historical contexts.

ほうかは大たい砲ほうを支ささえる台だいです。
A gun carriage is a stand that supports a cannon.

Kanji

砲cannon, gun
架erect, frame, mount

Built from

砲ほう+架か

Etymology

Compound of 砲 (cannon, artillery) and 架 (mount, frame). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with artillery mounts.