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    3. 砲声

    砲声

    砲ほう声せい

    sound of a gun

    KMT10News #34+1NounMilitaryKanji Vocab17 strokes

    ほうせい

    Noun

    1.
    sound of a gun, roar of cannon

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    遠とおくで砲ほう声せいが聞きこえた。

    The sound of cannon fire was heard in the distance.

    KMT7Military
    戦せん争そうが始はじまると、砲ほう声せいが絶たえ間まなく響ひびいた。

    When the war began, the sound of cannon fire echoed incessantly.

    KMT10MilitaryHistory
    港みなとから聞きこえる砲ほう声せいは、祝しゅく砲ほうなのか、それとも戦たたかいの始はじまりなのか。

    Was the sound of cannon fire heard from the harbor a salute, or the beginning of a battle?

    KMT10MilitaryHistory
    訓くん練れん場じょうからは、時とき折おり、模も擬ぎ戦せんの砲ほう声せいが聞きこえてくる。

    From the training ground, the sound of cannon fire from mock battles can occasionally be heard.

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    幕ばく末まつの動どう乱らん期きには、各かく地ちで砲ほう声せいが鳴なり響ひびいた。

    During the turbulent Bakumatsu period, the sound of cannon fire echoed in various places.

    KMT10MilitaryHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    砲
    cannon・gun
    声
    こえ・こわ-…(2)
    voice
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