Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 小
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銃
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しょう Grade: 1
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じゅう Grade: S
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| on'yomi
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Etymology
小 (shō, “small”) + 銃 (jū, “gun”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) しょーじゅう [shòójúú] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːʑɨː]
Noun
小銃 • (shōjū) ←せうじゆう (seuzyuu)?
- a rifle (firearm with a rifled barrel)
Derived terms