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拳銃 (けんじゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

拳けん銃じゅう

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Meanings

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noun

pistol; handgun

General term for a handgun or pistol; used in news, legal, and everyday contexts.

犯はん人にんは拳けん銃じゅうを所しょ持じしていた。
The suspect was carrying a handgun.
警けい察さつ官かんが拳けん銃じゅうを構かまえた。
The police officer aimed a pistol.

Written forms

拳けん銃じゅうUsage91%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority in news and frequency lists.
けん銃じゅうUsage9%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.

Kanji

拳fist
銃gun, arms

Similar words

銃じゅう
銃 is a broader term for any gun or firearm, while 拳銃 specifically refers to a handgun or pistol.
ピストル
ピストル is a common loanword for 'pistol', often used in casual or colloquial contexts, while 拳銃 is the standard Sino-Japanese term used in formal and news settings.

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound: 拳 (fist) + 銃 (gun), literally 'fist gun', referring to a firearm held in one hand.