拳銃
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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拳 | 銃 |
けん Grade: S | じゅう Grade: S |
kan’on | kan’yōon |
Alternative spelling |
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けん銃 |
Etymology
From 拳 (ken, “fist”) + 銃 (jū, “gun”).
Appeared in 五国対照兵語字書 (Gokoku Taishō Heigo Jisho) of 1881 as a translation of French pistolet.[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) けんじゅう [kèńjúú] (Heiban – [0])[4][2]
- IPA(key): [kẽ̞n(d͡)ʑɨᵝː]
Noun
拳銃 • (kenjū) ←けんじゆう (kenzyū)? (counter 丁/挺)
- (firearms) a handgun
- Synonyms: ピストル (pisutoru), 短銃 (tanjū)
- 2004 July 7, Watsuki, Nobuhiro, “第26話 トレーニング・デイ [Chapter 26: Training Day]”, in 武装錬金 [Armed Alchemy], volume 3, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 161:
- 拳銃は最後の武器!銃口を人に向けてはダメ!
- Kenjū wa saigo no buki! Jūkō o hito ni mukete wa dame!
- Handguns are weapons of last resort! Do not casually point muzzles at people!
- 拳銃は最後の武器!銃口を人に向けてはダメ!
Derived terms
- 自動拳銃 (jidō kenjū)
See also
- リボルバー (riborubā)
References
- “五国対照兵語字書 〔本編〕”, in 国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション, 参謀本部, 1881-02-08, page 740
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- “拳銃”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
- 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
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拳 | 銃 |
Noun
拳銃 • (gwonchong) (hangeul 권총)
- Hanja form? of 권총 (“pistol, handgun”).