► 名詞
銃 [(1)じゅう] meaning: gun rank: 2
☆ 私は米国に行くまで実際に銃を手にしたことは無かった ⇨ I’d never had a gun in my hand until I came to US
拳銃 [けんじゅう] meaning: gun rank: 3
☆ 日本では拳銃を所有することは出来ない ⇨ You cannot own handguns in Japan (☛ Literally “fist gun”)
鉄砲 [てっぽう] meaning: gun rank: 3
☆ 鉄砲は最初ポルトガルから日本に輸入された ⇨ Guns were originally imported from Portugal to Japan
小銃 [しょうじゅう] meaning: gun rank: 4
☆ 自動小銃 ⇨ Automatic rifles (☛ A collective term for long guns)
銃撃 [じゅうげき] meaning: gun rank: 4
☆ 警察と銀行強盗の間で激しい銃撃戦が起こった ⇨ An intense gunfight broke off between police and the bank robbers
銃声 [じゅうせい] meaning: gun rank: 4
☆ 外で銃声がした ⇨ I heard a gunshot outside
チャカ [(1)ちゃか] [coll] meaning: gun rank: 4
☆ 奴はチャカを隠し持っている ⇨ He is carrying a concealed gun (☛ A gangster term)
► 接尾辞
丁 [(1)ちょう] meaning: gun rank: 4
☆ 拳銃二十丁が押収された ⇨ Twenty guns were confiscated (☛ The counting unit for guns, especially handguns)