鉄砲
てっぽう · teppou · JLPT N2 · noun
gun
🔫 鉄 (iron) + 砲 (cannon) = iron cannon, the Japanese word for gun
The first firearms in Japan were iron tubes fired like cannons, so 鉄砲 combines 鉄 (iron) and 砲 (cannon or artillery).
てっぽう · teppou · JLPT N2 · noun
gun
🔫 鉄 (iron) + 砲 (cannon) = iron cannon, the Japanese word for gun
The first firearms in Japan were iron tubes fired like cannons, so 鉄砲 combines 鉄 (iron) and 砲 (cannon or artillery).