Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: S
だん
Grade: S

Grade: S
じき
Grade: 2
on’yomi kun’yomi on’yomi
Alternative spelling
砲彈の餌食 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Phrase consisting of 砲弾 (hōdan, a cannonball; a shell) +‎ (no, possessive particle) +‎ 餌食 (ejiki, prey; victim), calque of English cannon fodder.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ho̞ːdã̠n no̞ e̞ʑikʲi]

Noun edit

(ほう)(だん)()(じき) (hōdan no ejiki

  1. cannon fodder