火器

Chinese
 
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
 device; tool; utensil
simp. and trad.
(火器)		 火 器

Pronunciation

Noun

火器

  1. (weaponry) firearm (Classifier: 架 m)

Synonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
火 器
か
Grade: 1		 き
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

/kwaki/ → /kaki/

From Middle Chinese compound 火器 (*xwaX khijH, literally “fire + vessel”). Compare modern Mandarin 火器 (huǒqì).

Pronunciation

Noun

火器 (hiragana かき, rōmaji kaki, historical hiragana くわき)

  1. a vessel or container for holding a fire, such as a brazier; more specifically, a kind of hibachi
  2. (weaponry) a firearm

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 軽 (けい)火 (か)器 (き) (kei kaki): small arms
  • 重 (じゅう)火 (か)器 (き) (jū kaki): heavy ordnance

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
火器

Noun

火器 • (hwagi) (hangeul 화기)

  1. Hanja form? of 화기 (“firearm”).
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