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鉄砲

鉄炮

Reading

Kana: てっぽう
Romaji: teppou
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

gun

2

wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice

(Sumo term)
3

fugu

Note: colloquialism
See also: 河豚

Kanji

Readings: テツ、 くろがね
Meaning: iron
Reading: ホウ
Meanings: cannon, gun
Readings: ホウ、 あぶ.る
Meanings: burn, roast

Example Sentences

あいつは無鉄砲(むてっぽう)(おとこ)だ。
➥He is a daredevil.
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(かれ)鉄砲玉(てっぽうだま)のように()()した。
➥He dashed out like a bullet.
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無鉄砲(むてっぽう)子供(こども)(とき)から(そん)ばかりしている。
➥Because of my recklessness, I have been playing a losing game since childhood.
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()でも鉄砲(てっぽう)でも()ってこい。
➥Let them all come.
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鉄砲玉(てっぽうだま)()たるも()たらぬもみな運命(うんめい)だ。
➥Every bullet has its billet.
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警察(けいさつ)鉄砲(てっぽう)指紋(しもん)とドアの指紋(しもん)とを()くらべた。
➥The police compared the fingerprints on the gun with those on the door.
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