Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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火器

  1. (weaponry) firearm (Classifier: m)

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
火器 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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/kwaki//kaki/

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()() (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

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References

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  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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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火器 (hwagi) (hangeul 화기)

  1. hanja form? of 화기 (firearm)