Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 砲火(ほうか) in Japanese

砲火
Kana Reading
ほうか
Romaji
hōka
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    gunfire; fire
    Example sentence
    彼ら砲火にさらされた。 They were exposed to the enemy's gunfire.

Examples of 砲火, ほうか in a sentence

  • 彼ら砲火にさらされた。

    They were exposed to the enemy's gunfire.

  • 我々砲火応酬した

    The enemy answered our fire.

  • その兵士たち砲火にさらされた。

    The soldiers were exposed to the enemy's fire.



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

10 strokes

cannon, gun

On'Yomi: ホウ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 5

4 strokes

fire

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: ひ, -び, ほ-

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