Japanese symbol for “rifle”
小銃
しょうじゅう
Romaji: shoujuu
rifle; small arms
In Japanese, rifle is 小銃, read しょうじゅう (shoujuu).
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 rifle; small arms
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “rifle”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ライフル | ライフル raifuru | rifle |
| ライフル銃 | ライフルじゅう raifurujuu | rifle |
| 施条銃 | しじょうじゅう shijoujuu | rifle (firearm) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小説 | しょうせつ shousetsu | novel; story; (work of) fiction |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 小学生 | しょうがくせい shougakusei | elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student |
| 小型 | こがた kogata | small-sized; small-scale; miniature |
| 小さい | ちいさい chiisai | small; little; tiny |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう shukushou | reduction; curtailment; cut |
| 銃撃 | じゅうげき juugeki | shooting; gunning (down) |
| 拳銃 | けんじゅう kenjuu | pistol; handgun |
See also: Chinese symbol for “rifle”.
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.