弾頭

See also: 彈頭 and 弹头

Japanese
Kanji in this term
弾 頭
だん
Grade: S		 とう
Grade: 2
goon kan’on
Alternative spelling
彈頭 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 彈頭 (MC danH duw, literally “shell, shot + head”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) だんとー [dàńtóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [dã̠nto̞ː]

Noun

弾(だん)頭(とう) • (dantō) 

  1. (weaponry, archaic) the pointy end of an artillery shell
  2. (weaponry, by extension) a warhead

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN</ref>
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