Word Meaning 拳銃

けんじゅう kenjuu

拳銃 is read as けんじゅう (kenjuu) and means pistol.

Meaning

English

  1. pistol
  2. handgun

Reading

Kana

けんじゅう

Romaji

kenjuu

Writing Variants

  • けん銃 けんじゅう kenjuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 9245 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

回転式拳銃

かいてんしきけんじゅう

revolver

自動拳銃

じどうけんじゅう

automatic pistol

回転弾倉式拳銃

かいてんだんそうしきけんじゅう

revolver

信号拳銃

しんごうけんじゅう

flare gun

拳骨

げんこつ

(clenched) fist

こぶし

fist

拳法

けんぽう

kenpō (martial arts)

猟銃

りょうじゅう

hunting gun

小銃

しょうじゅう

rifle

機関銃

きかんじゅう

machine gun

じゅう

gun

短銃

たんじゅう

pistol

Example Sentences

7

Tom bought a pistol.

I slept with a pistol under my pillow.

Tom purchased a pistol.

Tom had a pistol.

He had a gun on his person.

She drew her gun and said:

Don't play with that gun. It's not a toy.