Vocab Info
N2 Noun
鉄砲gun, wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice, fugu
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An old-fashioned name for a weapon that fires bullets or balls.
Noun
1.
gun
Noun
2.
wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice
SumoNoun
3.
All Forms
鉄砲 【てっぽう】、鉄炮 【てっぽう】
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敵兵を鉄砲で撃ち殺す。
He shoots and kills the enemy soldiers with a gun.
この鉄砲は戦争で使われました。
This gun was used in the war.
鉄砲とは、大砲を小型化したものである。
A gun is a miniaturized version of a cannon.
男性:「小柄な女性や子供なんかに鉄砲なんか打てっこない!」
Man: 'I couldn't possibly shoot a petite woman or a child with a gun!'
鉄砲は、火薬の爆発に伴うガス圧を利用して弾丸を発射しているのだとか。
I heard that guns fire bullets using the gas pressure generated by the explosion of gunpowder.
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