砲弾

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See also: 砲彈, 炮弹, and 炮彈

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砲弾 (hōdan): a stack of cannonballs or round shot.
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砲弾 (hōdan): a selection of artillery shells used by Japanese battleships in WWII.
Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: S
だん
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
砲彈 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Chinese 炮彈 (MC phaewH danH, “cannon + shot, shell”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(ほう)(だん) (hōdanはうだん (faudan)?

  1. (weaponry) a cannon shell:
    1. a cannonball, a round shot
      • 1999 March 27, “タイホーン [Canhorn]”, in Vol.2, Konami:
        (くち)から(ほう)(だん)()ちだし(とお)くを(こう)(げき)(やま)での(ほう)(げき)(つよ)い。
        Kuchi kara hōdan o uchidashi tōku o kōgeki. Yama de no hōgeki wa tsuyoi.
        It attacks from far away by shooting cannonballs out its mouth. It is very effective to deploy on mountains.
    2. an artillery shell

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN