How to say "gunner" in Japanese

• 砲兵ほうへいCommon
  nounCovers a gunner as a member of an artillery unit; the gloss 'artillery' shows it names the soldier or the arm, not a single crew position.
  この仕事しごとはその砲兵ほうへい中隊ちゅうたいのだれにもできない。↗

  This job is not for any person in the battery.
• ガンナー
  nounA loanword covering 'gunner' broadly, including such roles as aircraft gunner or the gunner position in sports; convenient when no military-artillery nuance is needed.
• 砲手ほうしゅ
  nounThe gunner as the person who actually fires or operates a cannon or similar weapon; it points to the individual crew member rather than the artillery branch.
• 砲術家ほうじゅつか
  nounGlossed 'gunner; artillerist', this is a rare, technical word for an expert in gunnery or artillery science; seldom the word you want for an ordinary gunner.
• 射手いて
  nounGlossed 'shooter; gunner', its core sense is a person who shoots, such as a marksman; 'gunner' is a secondary rendering, so reach for it only when the shooting sense fits.

Use 砲兵 for a soldier of the artillery corps, 砲手 for the operator of a gun, 「ガンナー」 for a gunner (often in games or sports), and reserve 射手 and 砲術家 for the more specific 'shooter' and 'artillerist' senses.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 砲兵ほうへいartillery
• ガンナーgunner
• 砲手ほうしゅgunner
• 砲術家ほうじゅつかgunner
• 射手いてshooter