| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 銃 | じゅう |
Pronunciation: juu
How to Say It Outloud: joo
Usage: Common word for gun, used in general context
Example Sentence Japanese:
彼は銃を持っている。
彼は銃を持っている。Example Sentence English:He has a gun.
He has a gun.| Katakana |
|---|
| ガン |
Pronunciation: gan
How to Say It Outloud: gan
Usage: Loanword from English, often used in modern or colloquial contexts
Example Sentence Japanese:彼はガンを撃った。
彼はガンを撃った。Example Sentence English:He fired the gun.
He fired the gun.Dictionary
郡ぐんCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- district; county
- district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period)
- commandery (in China)
- Commandery (China)
軍ぐんCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- army; armed forces; troops
- military authorities
- team; group; troupe
群ぐんCommon wordjlpt-n1
NounNoun, used as a suffix
- group; bunch; crowd; throng; swarm; band
Noun, used as a suffix
- group
軍隊ぐんたいCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- armed forces; military; troops
- Armed forces
軍事ぐんじCommon wordjlpt-n1
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- military affairs
- Military
軍艦ぐんかんCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- warship; battleship
- Warship
軍備ぐんびCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- armaments; military preparations
群集ぐんしゅうCommon wordjlpt-n1
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
軍人ぐんじんCommon word
Noun- serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
- Soldier
軍縮ぐんしゅくCommon word
Noun- reduction of armaments; disarmament
- Disarmament
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