"拳銃" meaning in Japanese

See 拳銃 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑɨː] Forms: 拳銃 [canonical] (ruby: (けん), (じゅう)), kenjū [romanization], kenzyuu [romanization], 丁/挺 [counter], けんじゆう [hiragana, historical]
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. Etymology templates: {{af|ja|拳|銃|sort=けんじゅう|t1=fist|t2=gun|tr1=ken|tr2=jū}} 拳 (ken, “fist”) + 銃 (jū, “gun”), {{lang|ja|五国対照兵語字書}} 五国対照兵語字書, {{cog|fr|pistolet}} French pistolet, {{lw|ja|国立国会図書館#国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション|国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション|t=National Diet Library Digital Collections}} 国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション (“National Diet Library Digital Collections”), {{lw|ja|参謀本部 (日本)|参謀本部}} 参謀本部 Head templates: {{ja-noun|けんじゅう|count=丁/挺|hhira=けんじゆう}} 拳(けん)銃(じゅう) • (kenjū) ^(←けんじゆう (kenzyuu)?) (counter 丁/挺)
  1. (firearms) a handgun Wikipedia link: National Diet Library#National Diet Library Digital Collections, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, ja:拳銃 Synonyms: ピストル, 短銃 Derived forms: 自動拳銃 (jidō kenjū) (ruby: (), (どう), (けん), (じゅう)) Related terms: リボルバー (riborubā)
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