Japanese symbol for “shelling”
砲撃
ほうげき
Romaji: hougeki
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
In Japanese, shelling is 砲撃, read ほうげき (hougeki).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt bombarding; shelling; bombardment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “shelling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殻むき | からむき karamuki | shelling (e.g. of eggs, nuts, crabs and such) |
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 |
| 主砲 | しゅほう shuhou | main battery; main armament |
| 砲弾 | ほうだん houdan | shell; cannonball |
| 攻撃 | こうげき kougeki | attack; assault; raid |
| 衝撃 | しょうげき shougeki | impact; shock; impulse |
| 撃つ | うつ utsu | to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire |
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.