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    3. 主砲

    主砲

    主しゅ砲ほう

    main battery

    KMT7News #16+1NounMilitaryKanji Vocab15 strokes

    しゅほう

    Noun

    1.
    main battery, main armament

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    戦せん艦かんには大おおきな主しゅ砲ほうがついていた。

    The battleship had large main guns.

    KMT6Military
    その巡じゅん洋よう艦かんは、敵てき艦かんを狙ねらって主しゅ砲ほうを発はっ射しゃした。

    The cruiser fired its main battery, aiming at the enemy ship.

    KMT7Military
    博はく物ぶつ館かんには、かつて使し用ようされた戦せん艦かんの主しゅ砲ほうが展てん示じされている。

    The museum exhibits the main guns of battleships that were once used.

    KMT7MilitaryHistory
    第だい一いち次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん中ちゅう、戦せん艦かんの主しゅ砲ほうの性せい能のうは飛ひ躍や的くに向こう上じょうした。

    During World War I, the performance of battleship main guns dramatically improved.

    KMT7MilitaryHistoryTechnology
    最さい新しん鋭えいの駆く逐ちく艦かんは、強きょう力りょくな主しゅ砲ほうとミサイルを装そう備びしている。

    The state-of-the-art destroyer is equipped with powerful main guns and missiles.

    KMT8MilitaryTechnology

    Kanji that make up this word

    主
    ぬし・おも・あるじ…(6)
    lord・chief・master・main thing・principal
    砲
    cannon・gun
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