砲丸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
砲	丸
ほう Grade: S	がん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほーがん [hòógáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

砲(ほう)丸(がん) • (hōgan) ^{←はうぐわん (faugwan)?}

1. cannonball
2. shot (the heavy iron ball used for the shot put)

Synonyms

• (cannonball): 砲(ほう)弾(だん) (hōdan)

Derived terms

• 砲(ほう)丸(がん)投(なげ) (hōgannage)