JLPT N1
砲
This kanji means big guns like cannons and artillery.
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Noun, Suffix
Cannon" / "Artillery
Refers to large, powerful firearms such as cannons, artillery, or ordnance. In modern Japanese, it is almost never used by itself and instead appears in compound words.
Example
敵 の 船 に 向かって 大砲 を 撃った 。
They fired the cannon at the enemy ship.
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