銃撃|じゅうげきjuugeki[0]heiban (flat)
This browser can't play pronunciations (needs Safari 18.4 or later, or Chrome / Edge / Firefox).
- 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.
- 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


