大砲|たいほうtaihou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun(large) gun; cannon; artillery
   大砲たいほうが偶然ぐうぜん発射はっしゃしてしまった。↗

   The cannon went off by accident.
2. noun, baseballlong-ball hitter; home-run hitter

• Synonym砲ほうWrittenA single character, mostly used in compounds like 「砲撃」 and 「砲台」; 「大砲」 is the everyday standalone word and can also liken a slugger to a cannon.
• Synonym火砲かほうWrittenFormal military term for artillery pieces in general; another name for 「大砲」 suited to military and written prose.
• Synonym大筒おおづつWrittenHistorical term for the large guns of the Sengoku–Edo era, with a period-drama flavor; also a big bamboo tube for holding sake or arranging flowers.

Use 「大砲」 for cannons in general and for a slugger likened to one, as in 「大砲を撃つ」 and 「チームの大砲」. In formal military writing pick 「火砲」; in compounds use 「砲」; for Sengoku–Edo guns, 「大筒」.

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1. 火薬かやくの燃焼ねんしょう力りょくで大型おおがたの弾丸だんがんを高速こうそくで発射はっしゃする兵器へいきの総称そうしょう。別名べつめい、火砲かほう。
2. 強力きょうりょくな打者だしゃ、打撃だげき力りょく。
3. 真しんのような嘘うそ。