Kanji
Readingぽう
Frequency21%
Used in (33 in total)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
firing; discharge of gun
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
ship's guns
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
popgun; origami popgun
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
mountain gun
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
archerfish (any fish of family Toxotidae, esp. the banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix)
even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; (lit.) even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots
longhorn beetle grub
bath with a metal pipe
even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; (lit.) even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots
aimless attempt; shot in the dark
Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum)
aimless attempt; shot in the dark; crapshot
gunmakers guild
salad of minced Welsh onions, seafood, and vinegared miso
doing something without having decided what one's goal for it is; (lit.) a rifle in the dark
form of torture in which molten lead is poured over the victim's back
snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus); pistol prawn
shortawn foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis)