Japanese symbol for “harpoon”
ハープーン
ハープーン
Romaji: haapuun
Harpoon (missile)
In Japanese, harpoon is ハープーン (haapuun).
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Meanings
- n Harpoon (missile)
Other Japanese words for “harpoon”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 銛 | もり mori | lance; harpoon |
| 鯨銛 | くじらもり kujiramori | (whaling) harpoon |
See also: Chinese symbol for “harpoon”.
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.