Word Meaning 闇夜に鉄砲

やみよにてっぽう yamiyo ni teppou

闇夜に鉄砲 is read as やみよにてっぽう (yamiyo ni teppou) and means aimless attempt.

Meaning

English

  1. aimless attempt
  2. shot in the dark

Reading

Kana

やみよにてっぽう

Romaji

yamiyo ni teppou

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 51 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 128344 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

闇夜の鉄砲

やみよのてっぽう

aimless attempt

闇に鉄砲

やみにてっぽう

doing something without having decided what one's goal for it is

鉄砲

てっぽう

gun

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

竹鉄砲

たけでっぽう

bamboo gun (toy)

剣付き鉄砲

けんつきでっぽう

fixed bayonet

豆鉄砲

まめでっぽう

peashooter

闇夜の灯火

やみよのともしび

light in the darkness

闇夜

やみよ

dark night

闇夜に烏

やみよにからす

something indistinct