鉄砲(てっぽう) てっぽう noun gun, rifle weapon 1. gun, rifle, firearm A weapon that fires projectiles, especially traditional firearms. 水(みず)鉄砲(てっぽう)で遊(あそ)ぶ。🔊 I play with a water gun. 鉄砲(てっぽう)で獲物(えもの)を撃(う)つ。🔊 I shoot prey with a gun. 鉄砲(てっぽう)は16(じゅうろく)世紀(せいき)に日本(にほん)に伝(つた)わった。🔊 Guns were introduced to Japan in the 16th century. 子(こ)どもたちが空気(くうき)鉄砲(てっぽう)を作(つく)って遊(あそ)んでいた。🔊 The children were playing with air guns they had made. 鉄砲(てっぽう)の伝来(でんらい)は日本(にほん)の戦(いくさ)のやり方(かた)を大(おお)きく変(か)えた。🔊 The introduction of firearms greatly changed the way wars were fought in Japan. 鉄砲(てっぽう) is the traditional Japanese word for guns/firearms.Common expressions水(みず)鉄砲(てっぽう): water gun空気(くうき)鉄砲(てっぽう): air gun鉄砲(てっぽう)を撃(う)つ: to fire a gun鉄砲(てっぽう)玉(たま): bulletEtymologyGuns (鉄砲(てっぽう)) were introduced to Japan by Portuguese traders in 1543 at Tanegashima.Related words銃(じゅう): gun (more modern term)拳銃(けんじゅう): handgun, pistolライフル: rifle Related Words Related: 銃(じゅう) (gun (modern term)) Related: 拳銃(けんじゅう) (handgun, pistol) Related: ライフル (rifle) core Added 2026.1.14 9:33 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02 04500/04540_teppou