銃撃|じゅうげきjuugeki[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbshooting; gunning (down)
Conjugation
Dictionary form銃撃する(じゅうげきする)
Polite (masu)銃撃します(じゅうげきします)
Negative (nai)銃撃しない(じゅうげきしない)
polite (masen)銃撃しません(じゅうげきしません)
classical zu / nu銃撃せず・銃撃せぬ(じゅうげきせず・じゅうげきせぬ)
Past (ta)銃撃した(じゅうげきした)
polite (mashita)銃撃しました(じゅうげきしました)
Past negative (nakatta)銃撃しなかった(じゅうげきしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)銃撃しませんでした(じゅうげきしませんでした)
Te form銃撃して(じゅうげきして)
Potential銃撃できる(じゅうげきできる)
Passive銃撃される(じゅうげきされる)
Causative銃撃させる(じゅうげきさせる)
Causative passive銃撃させられる(じゅうげきさせられる)
Conditional (ba)銃撃すれば(じゅうげきすれば)
tara銃撃したら(じゅうげきしたら)
Volitional銃撃しよう(じゅうげきしよう)
polite (mashou)銃撃しましょう(じゅうげきしましょう)
Imperative銃撃しろ(じゅうげきしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym射撃しゃげきNeutralShooting as a skill or sport, as in 「射撃訓練」 or 「クレー射撃」; leans technical and sporting, while 「銃撃」 points to gun attacks.
  • Synonym撃つうつNeutralA verb: to attack or strike down; when written 「撃つ」 it means to shoot. 「銃撃」 is the noun for a gun attack.
  • Synonym発砲はっぽうWrittenWritten/formal: firing a gun, as in 「警官が発砲」; stresses the act of opening fire itself, while 「銃撃」 stresses attacking a target.
  • Related発射はっしゃWrittenWritten/formal: firing or launching bullets, rockets and missiles, as in 「ミサイル発射」; not limited to guns, while 「銃撃」 is specifically shooting with a gun.
  • Related銃火じゅうかWrittenWritten/formal word for gunfire or an exchange of shots, as in 「銃火を交える」.
  • Related砲火ほうかWrittenWritten/formal: cannon fire or bombardment, as in 「砲火を浴びる」; involves cannons, whereas 「銃撃」 uses guns.
  • Relatedぶっ放すぶっぱなすCasualColloquial: suddenly letting loose with a gun, with a rough, coarse tone; 「銃撃」 is a written, news-register word.
  • Related撃ち方うちかたNeutralWay of shooting, or the command to open fire, as in 「撃ち方始め」; centers on the method rather than the attack.
  • Related射的しゃてきNeutralShooting at targets with a bow or gun, also the fairground cork-gun game (「射的屋」); 「銃撃」 is attacking people or targets with a gun.

Use 「銃撃」 for attacking a target with a gun and for gun incidents, as in 「銃撃事件」 and 「銃撃戦」. For shooting as technique or sport say 「射撃」; for the act of opening fire, 「発砲」; for missiles and rockets, 「発射」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 機関銃きかんじゅうや小銃しょうじゅうなどを用もちいて標的ひょうてきを射撃しゃげきすること。
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