銃 (じゅう, juu) Japanese meaning: gun | KotomoraPossession of firearms is strictly regulated in this country.
Usage patterns
銃を撃つto fire a gun
He fired his gun in the forest.
〈人〉に銃を向けるto point a gun at someone
The robber pointed a gun at the store clerk.
銃を突きつけるto hold someone at gunpoint
The criminal held the hostage at gunpoint.
銃で〈人〉を撃つto shoot someone with a gun
The man shot the police officer with a gun.
銃を持つto carry or possess a gun
He was carrying a gun without a permit.
ピストル
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銃 is a broad term covering any firearm (rifles, shotguns, pistols), whereas ピストル specifically means a one-handed handgun.
銃 is the simple, everyday word for a gun, while 銃器 is a more formal, collective term used in legal or news contexts.
銃器
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muzzle; gunpoint
rifle; small arms
machine gun
bayonet · guns and swords
gun barrel
gunshot sound; report of a gun
hunting gun; sports gun
gunfire
matchlock gun; arquebus
gun emplacement; gun mount
guns; firearms
gunshot wound
gunstock; stock of a gun
home front
pistol; handgun
stacked arms
funeral rifle volley; volley of rifles at a funeral
mounting a gun; gun mount
discarding a tile that completes another player's hand
bullet
gunshot wound
execution by shooting; death by firing squad
musketeer
breech (of a gun)
gun grip; grip of a gun
