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Kanji in this term
みず
Grade: 1
てつ > でっ
Grade: 3
ほう > ぽう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
水鐵砲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of (みず) (mizu, water) + 鉄砲(てっぽう) (teppō, gun). The tepp changes to depp as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mʲizɨde̞p̚po̞ː]

Noun

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(みず)(でっ)(ぽう) (mizudeppō

  1. water gun

Usage notes

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Not to be confused with (てっ)(ぽう)(みず) (teppōmizu, flash flood).

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