Word Meaning 鉄砲

てっぽう teppou

鉄砲 is read as てっぽう (teppou) and means gun.

Meaning

English

gun
puffer fish
wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice

Reading

Kana

てっぽう

Romaji

teppou

Writing Variants

鉄炮てっぽう teppou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 6078 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鉄砲水

てっぽうみず

flash flood

鉄砲百合

てっぽうゆり

Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum)

鉄砲和え

てっぽうあえ

salad of minced Welsh onions, seafood, and vinegared miso

鉄砲座

てっぽうざ

gunmakers guild

鉄砲責め

てっぽうぜめ

form of torture in which molten lead is poured over the victim's back

鉄砲玉

てっぽうだま

bull's-eye (candy)

鉄砲魚

てっぽううお

archerfish (any fish of family Toxotidae, esp. the banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix)

鉄砲風呂

てっぽうぶろ

bath with a metal pipe

鉄砲虫

てっぽうむし

longhorn beetle grub

水鉄砲

みずでっぽう

water pistol

無鉄砲

むてっぽう

rash

紙鉄砲

かみでっぽう

popgun

Example Sentences

あいつは無鉄砲な男だ。

He is a daredevil.

無鉄砲で子供の時から損ばかりしている。

Because of my recklessness, I have been playing a losing game since childhood.

「トム、水鉄砲返してよ」「自分で奪ってみろ！」

"Give me back my water gun, Tom!" "Get it yourself!"

親譲りの無鉄砲で子供の時から損ばかりしている。

I have recklessness in my blood. Since the time I was a child, I've only managed to hurt myself.

突然の昇進の発表で、彼、鳩が豆鉄砲を食らったような顔をしていたよ。

He looked blank when he heard the announcement of his promotion.