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砲 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「石」

道
4Junior high level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「石」
On
ホウほう · hō
Kun
—
Meaning
cannon; gun

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

石 "stone" with 包 "to wrap": a device that wraps and hurls stones — a cannon.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onホウほうhō砲撃ほうげき大砲たいほう鉄砲てっぽう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 大砲たいほう

    cannon

  • 鉄砲てっぽう

    gun

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

城(しろ)には大砲(たいほう)が置(お)かれていた。

Cannons were placed at the castle.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

大砲鉄砲砲大big鉄iron石stone矼a step…矻to toi…砌the st…砕smash抱embrac…峰peak匚box ra…方direct…包to wra…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 石Map of reading ホウAll maps

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