also: れいきょりしゃげき
point-blank shot; close-range shot
Refers to firing a gun at extremely close range, where the muzzle is nearly touching the target. Used in military, police, and shooting sports contexts.
The perpetrator fired a point-blank shot at the victim.
In training, we thoroughly enforce safety procedures for point-blank shooting.
Means 'very close range' in general, not specifically about shooting. 零距離射撃 emphasizes the muzzle-to-target contact aspect.
Standard kanji spelling using 零 for 'zero'.
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling; common in modern contexts.
Uses full-width digit ０; less common but attested.
Compound of 零距離 (zero distance) and 射撃 (shooting). The term is a direct calque from English 'point-blank' or 'zero-range' shooting.