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銃身 (じゅうしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

銃じゅう身しん

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Meanings

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noun

Refers specifically to the metal tube of a firearm through which the bullet travels.

銃じゅう身しんが熱あつくなっている。
The gun barrel is hot.
ライフルの銃じゅう身しんを掃そう除じする。
I clean the rifle barrel.

Kanji

銃gun, arms
身somebody, person, one's station in life

Similar words

銃じゅう口こう
銃口 is the muzzle (the front opening of the barrel), while 銃身 is the entire barrel.
砲ほう身しん
砲身 is used for larger artillery pieces (cannons, howitzers), whereas 銃身 is for smaller firearms (rifles, pistols).

Etymology

Compound of 銃 (jū, 'gun') and 身 (shin, 'body'), literally 'gun body'. The reading じゅうしん is the standard on'yomi combination.