拳銃

けんじゅう

pistol; handgun

What does 拳銃 mean?

拳銃 is a Japanese noun meaning pistol; handgun in English. It is written as 拳銃 in kanji, けんじゅう in hiragana, and kenjuu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その男は腰に拳銃をさげていた。

The man wore a gun on his hip.