大砲

たいほう

cannon

Also:long-ball hitter

What does 大砲 mean?

大砲 is a Japanese noun meaning cannon in English. It can also be translated as long-ball hitter depending on context. It is written as 大砲 in kanji, たいほう in hiragana, and taihou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

大砲が偶然発射してしまった。

The cannon went off by accident.