銃(じゅう)

じゅう

noun

gun; firearm

tool

1. gun; firearm

A weapon that fires bullets or projectiles. Used as a general term for firearms.

銃(じゅう)を持(も)つ。

To hold a gun.

警察官(けいさつかん)が銃(じゅう)を構(かま)えた。

The police officer pointed a gun.

日本(にほん)では銃(じゅう)の所持(しょじ)が法律(ほうりつ)で厳(きび)しく制限(せいげん)されている。

In Japan, gun possession is strictly regulated by law.

The general word for a firearm, common on its own and in many compounds.

Compounds

拳銃(けんじゅう): handgun, pistol
小銃(しょうじゅう): rifle
機関銃(きかんじゅう): machine gun
散弾銃(さんだんじゅう): shotgun
銃声(じゅうせい): gunshot sound
銃弾(じゅうだん): bullet
銃口(じゅうこう): muzzle

Common patterns

銃(じゅう)を撃(う)つ: to fire a gun
銃(じゅう)を構(かま)える: to aim a gun
銃(じゅう)を持(も)つ: to hold/carry a gun

Cultural note

Japan has extremely strict gun control laws. Civilian gun ownership is rare and heavily regulated, so 銃(じゅう) appears mainly in news, historical, and fictional contexts.

Related Words

Related: 鉄砲(てっぽう) (traditional gun/firearm)

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Added 2026.2.7 22:15 · Revised 2026.10.10 3:52

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