砲丸

Reading

Kana: ほうがん

Romaji: hougan

Definition

noun

1

shell; shots; cannon ball

Kanji

砲

Reading: ホウ

Meanings: cannon, gun

丸

Readings: ガン、 まる、 まる.める、 まる.い

Meanings: round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away

Example Sentence

彼(かれ)は私(わたし)よりも砲丸(ほうがん)を遠(とお)くまで投(な)げた。

➥He put the shot farther than I did.