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What does the kanji 砲 mean?

砲 means gun, cannon. On'yomi ホウ.

Quick facts
On'yomiホウ
Strokes10
Main radical石
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ホウ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework10 strokes

gun, cannon

Memory hook

Stone (石) packed into a wrapped (勹) barrel and fired — CANNON, GUN.

Main radical

石stone 5 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 10 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.