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What does 鉄砲 (てっぽう, teppou) mean?

鉄砲 (てっぽう, teppou) means gun, rifle.

Quick facts
Readingてっぽう
Romajiteppou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
てっぽう
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonteppou

gun, rifle

  1. 1noun gun; firearm
  2. 2noun wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice
  3. 3noun puffer fish

Example sentences

  • I heard the sound of a gunshot in the distance.

  • Samurai in the old days used guns.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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