火器

Chinese

 
fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
device; tool; utensil
trad. (火器)
simp. #(火器)

Pronunciation


Noun

火器

  1. (weaponry) firearm (Classifier: m)

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

/kwaki//kaki/

From Middle Chinese compound 火器 (*xwaX khijH, literally fire + vessel). Compare modern Mandarin 火器 (huǒqì).

Pronunciation

Noun

()() • (kaki) くわき (kwaki)?

  1. a vessel or container for holding a fire, such as a brazier; more specifically, a kind of hibachi
  2. (weaponry) a firearm

Derived terms

References

  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

火器 • (hwagi) (hangeul 화기)

  1. Hanja form? of 화기 (firearm).
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