Japanese

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Kanji in this term
てつ > てっ
Grade: 3
ほう > ぽう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
鐵砲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(てっ)(ぽう) (teppō

  1. gun
  2. (sumo) teppo.
  3. (Kansai, slang) pufferfish, 河豚(ふぐ) (fugu), punning on あたる (ataru, poisoned; shot), i.e., a pufferfish is something that can poison you, just as a gun is something that can shoot you.

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