Japanese symbol for “gunnery”
砲術
ほうじゅつ
Romaji: houjutsu
gunnery; artillery
In Japanese, gunnery is 砲術, read ほうじゅつ (houjutsu).
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Meanings
- n gunnery; artillery
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大砲 | たいほう taihou | (large) gun; cannon; artillery |
| 鉄砲 | てっぽう teppou | gun; firearm |
| 発砲 | はっぽう happou | firing; discharge of gun |
| 砲撃 | ほうげき hougeki | bombarding; shelling; bombardment |
| 主砲 | しゅほう shuhou | main battery; main armament |
| 砲弾 | ほうだん houdan | shell; cannonball |
| 技術 | ぎじゅつ gijutsu | technology; engineering |
| 手術 | しゅじゅつ shujutsu | surgery; operation; procedure |
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.