Word Meaning 砲弾

ほうだん houdan

砲弾 is read as ほうだん (houdan) and means shell.

Meaning

English

  1. shell
  2. cannonball

Reading

Kana

ほうだん

Romaji

houdan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 16556 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

砲煙弾雨

ほうえんだんう

the smoke of guns and a rain of bullets or shells

榴弾砲

りゅうだんほう

howitzer

砲兵

ほうへい

artillery

砲撃

ほうげき

bombarding

ほう

gun

砲火

ほうか

gunfire

砲丸投げ

ほうがんなげ

shot put

砲声

ほうせい

sound of a gun

砲身

ほうしん

gun barrel

砲台

ほうだい

(gun) battery

砲術家

ほうじゅつか

gunner

爆弾

ばくだん

alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)