Gun

"Gun" in Japanese

ガン

gan

(portable, short weapon, for hand use)

大砲

taihō

(military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity)

鉄砲

teppō

(portable, short weapon, for hand use)

(portable, short weapon, for hand use)

(military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity)

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