Japanese symbol for “firearms”
火器
かき
Romaji: kaki
firearms; guns
In Japanese, firearms is 火器, read かき (kaki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n firearms; guns
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “firearms”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飛び道具 | とびどうぐ tobidougu | firearms; missile; projectile weapon |
| 銃砲 | じゅうほう juuhou | guns; firearms |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 火災 | かさい kasai | conflagration; fire |
| 花火 | はなび hanabi | fireworks |
| 火山 | かざん kazan | volcano |
| 噴火 | ふんか funka | eruption; volcanic eruption |
| 火力 | かりょく karyoku | heating power; thermal power |
| 火事 | かじ kaji | fire; conflagration |
| 武器 | ぶき buki | weapon; arms; ordnance |
| 兵器 | へいき heiki | arms; weapon; ordnance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “firearms”.
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.
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