空砲

くうほう

Meanings

1. Noun empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank See also: 空包 (くうほう).

Kanji

• 空 sky. Read as クウ.
• 砲 cannon. Read as ホウ.

Example sentences

• 警察は空砲を撃った。
  The police officer fired a blank.

Words containing 空砲

• 対空砲火 (たいくうほうか) anti-aircraft fire
• 対空砲 (たいくうほう) anti-aircraft gun
• 防空砲 (ぼうくうほう) air defense artillery

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