火器

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term

Etymology [edit]

From Middle Chinese 火器 (*xwaX khijH). Compare modern Mandarin 火器 (huǒqì).

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

火器 (hiragana かき, romaji kaki, historical hiragana くわき)

  1. a vessel or container for holding a fire, such as a brazier; more specifically, a kind of hibachi
  2. (weaponry) a firearm

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References [edit]

  1. ^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3