Japanese symbol for “breech”
銃尾
じゅうび
Romaji: juubi
breech (of a gun)
In Japanese, breech is 銃尾, read じゅうび (juubi).
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Meanings
- n breech (of a gun)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 銃撃 | じゅうげき juugeki | shooting; gunning (down) |
| 拳銃 | けんじゅう kenjuu | pistol; handgun |
| 銃弾 | じゅうだん juudan | bullet (from a rifle) |
| 銃殺 | じゅうさつ juusatsu | death by shooting |
| 小銃 | しょうじゅう shoujuu | rifle; small arms |
| 銃器 | じゅうき juuki | small arms |
| 末尾 | まつび matsubi | end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.) |
| 尾根 | おね one | (mountain) ridge |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.