Japanese symbol for “howitzer”
曲射砲
きょくしゃほう
Romaji: kyokushahou
howitzer; high-angle gun
In Japanese, howitzer is 曲射砲, read きょくしゃほう (kyokushahou).
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Meanings
- n howitzer; high-angle gun
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “howitzer”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 榴弾砲 | りゅうだんほう ryuudanhou | howitzer |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 作曲 | さっきょく sakkyoku | composition (of music); setting; writing music |
| 曲線 | きょくせん kyokusen | curve |
| 楽曲 | がっきょく gakkyoku | musical composition; tune |
| 戯曲 | ぎきょく gikyoku | drama; play |
| 新曲 | しんきょく shinkyoku | new (musical) composition; new piece; new song |
| 交響曲 | こうきょうきょく koukyoukyoku | symphony |
| 注射 | ちゅうしゃ chuusha | injection; jab; shot |
| 放射能 | ほうしゃのう houshanou | radioactivity |
| 大砲 | たいほう taihou | (large) gun; cannon; artillery |
See also: Chinese symbol for “howitzer”.
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.