"機関銃" meaning in Japanese

See 機関銃 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kʲi̥kã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑɨː] Forms: 機関銃 [canonical] (ruby: (), (かん), (じゅう)), kikanjū [romanization], kikwanzyuu [romanization], [counter], きくわんじゆう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: 機関 (kikan, “engine”) + 銃 (jū, “gun”) Etymology templates: {{com|ja|機関|銃|t1=engine|t2=gun|tr1=kikan|tr2=jū}} 機関 (kikan, “engine”) + 銃 (jū, “gun”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|きかんじゅう|count=挺|hhira=きくわんじゆう}} 機(き)関(かん)銃(じゅう) • (kikanjū) ^(←きくわんじゆう (kikwanzyuu)?) (counter 挺)
  1. a machine gun Synonyms: 機銃 (kijū) (ruby: (), (じゅう)), マシンガン (mashin gan), (ki) (ruby: ())

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for 機関銃 meaning in Japanese (1.9kB)

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