Word Meaning 砲弾

ほうだん houdan

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

Meaning

English

shell
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 16422 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

砲

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)

Example Sentences

過去に陸上自衛隊演習場で行われた射撃訓練で、砲弾が場外に着弾する事故が起きている。

In the past accidents have occurred where shells fell outside of the firing range area used for exercises by the JGSDF.