砲撃

Reading

Kana: ほうげき

Romaji: hougeki

Definition

noun

vs

1

bombarding; shelling; bombardment

Kanji

砲

Reading: ホウ

Meanings: cannon, gun

撃

Readings: ゲキ、 う.つ

Meanings: beat, attack, defeat, conquer

Example Sentence

砲撃(ほうげき)はますます激(はげ)しくなってきたので、私(わたし)たち、走(はし)って地下室(ちかしつ)に降(お)りていったのよ。

➥The gunfire was getting worse, so we ran down to our cellar.