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砲 means 'cannon'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 1176   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-14    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 28 words   Used in 119 words   Used in 48 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ホウ
Name    づつ
⿰   stone   wrap  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 砲 is used 5 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 砲 is used 113 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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ホウ : 87 words FIND ALL
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noun, noun (suffix)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
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ホウ (read as ぽう) : 26 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. gun
2. wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice  (sumo term)
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An additional 6 less common words include 砲 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1800  Joy o' Kanji : 1800  Key to Kanji:

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ホウ    cannon   
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ホウ   つつ to wrap   
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wrap
コ   キ   おのれ self   
セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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