銃 – gun, arms

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The kanji 銃 means gun, arms. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジュウ (juu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つつ (tsutsu). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 金 (no. 167).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジュウ	juu
Kun’yomi	つつ	tsutsu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 金 (Kangxi radical 167). Components: 金・亠・儿・厶.

Words using 銃

銃じゅうgun

Example sentences

警察は簡単に銃を使ってはいけない。

Police can't be trigger happy.

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Kanji with the same radical

金銀針録鉄鈴銭鋼鎖鉱鑑銘鋭銅鏡釣

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