火器
Chinese
    
| fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving | device; tool; utensil | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (火器) | 火 | 器 | |
| simp. #(火器) | 火 | 器 | |
Pronunciation
    
Japanese
    
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 火 | 器 | 
| か Grade: 1 | き Grade: 4 | 
| on’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling | 
|---|
| 火器 (kyūjitai) | 
Etymology
    
/kwaki/ → /kaki/
From Middle Chinese compound 火器 (*xwaX khijH, literally “fire + vessel”). Compare modern Mandarin 火器 (huǒqì).
Noun
    
Derived terms
    
Derived terms
- 軽火器 (kei kaki): small arms
- 重火器 (jū kaki): heavy ordnance
References
    
- NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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