砲 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「石」
道4Junior high level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「石」
- On
- ホウ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- cannon; gun
Origin
石 "stone" with 包 "to wrap": a device that wraps and hurls stones — a cannon.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ホウ | 砲撃・大砲・鉄砲 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 大砲たいほう
cannon
- 鉄砲てっぽう
gun
Example
城には大砲が置かれていた。
Cannons were placed at the castle.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)