鉄砲・鉄炮|てっぽうteppou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noungun; firearm
   合衆国がっしゅうこくでは２億１６００万におくいちろくれいれいまん丁ちょうもの鉄砲てっぽう類るいが、民間みんかんの手てにあるという。↗

   In the U.S., as many as 216 million firearms are said to be in private hands.
2. noun, sumowooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice
3. nounpuffer fish

• Synonym銃じゅうNeutralThe neutral, everyday word for guns, also used in legal language such as 「銃刀法」; 「鉄砲」 carries a traditional flavor, evoking old matchlock weapons.
• SynonymガンNeutralA loanword for gun, typical of films, games, and compounds such as 「ガンマン」; it does not carry the traditional nuance of 「鉄砲」.

Use 「鉄砲」 for traditional matchlock guns or as a general word for guns. 「銃」 is the neutral everyday term, also seen in legal language like 「銃刀法」. 「ガン」 is a loanword for films, games, and compounds like 「ガンマン」.

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1. 鉄製てつせいの筒つつに火薬かやくを詰つめ、弾丸だんがんを発射はっしゃする兵器へいき。
2. 据え風呂すえふろの風呂桶ふろおけに取り付とりつけ火ひを焚たく筒つつ。
3. 諸手もろて突つき。
4. 海苔巻のりまき。
5. 河豚ふぐ。