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N2 Noun

鉄砲(てっぽう)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.

    1. Noun

      1.

      gun

    2. Noun

      2.

      wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice

      Sumo
    3. Noun

      3.

    All Forms

    鉄砲 【てっぽう】鉄炮 【てっぽう】

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      (てき)(へい)鉄砲(てっぽう)()(ころ)す。

      He shoots and kills the enemy soldiers with a gun.

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      この鉄砲(てっぽう)戦争(せんそう)使(つか)われました。

      This gun was used in the war.

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      鉄砲(てっぽう)とは、大砲(たいほう)小型(こがた)()したものである。

      A gun is a miniaturized version of a cannon.

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      男性(だんせい):「小柄(こがら)女性(じょせい)子供(こども)なんかに鉄砲(てっぽう)なんか()てっこない!」

      Man: 'I couldn't possibly shoot a petite woman or a child with a gun!'

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      鉄砲(てっぽう)は、火薬(かやく)爆発(ばくはつ)(ともな)うガス(あつ)利用(りよう)して弾丸(だんがん)発射(はっしゃ)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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