手榴弾(しゅりゅうだん)

しゅりゅうだん
noun
hand grenade
1. hand grenade
手榴弾(しゅりゅうだん)を投(な)げる。
Throw a hand grenade.
不発(ふはつ)の手榴弾(しゅりゅうだん)が工事現場(こうじげんば)で見(み)つかった。
An unexploded hand grenade was found at a construction site.
戦争(せんそう)映画(えいが)では手榴弾(しゅりゅうだん)のピンを抜(ぬ)くシーンがよく描(えが)かれるが、実際(じっさい)にはもっと複雑(ふくざつ)な手順(てじゅん)がある。
War movies often depict scenes of pulling the pin on a grenade, but in reality the procedure is more complex.

Composed of 手(しゅ) (hand) + 榴弾(りゅうだん) (shrapnel shell). A small explosive weapon designed to be thrown by hand. The word appears frequently in military history, news about unexploded ordnance, and war-themed media.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 手榴弾(しゅりゅうだん)を投(な)げる: to throw a grenade
  • 手榴弾(しゅりゅうだん)のピンを抜(ぬ)く: to pull the pin on a grenade
  • 不発(ふはつ)手榴弾(しゅりゅうだん): unexploded grenade
  • 手榴弾(しゅりゅうだん)が爆発(ばくはつ)する: a grenade explodes

READING NOTE:
Sometimes also read as てりゅうだん, though しゅりゅうだん is the standard reading.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 榴弾(りゅうだん): shrapnel shell, fragmentation round — the larger artillery projectile
  • 爆弾(ばくだん): bomb — a general term for explosive devices
  • 地雷(じらい): landmine — an explosive buried in the ground
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