What does 鉄砲 mean?
鉄砲 is a Japanese noun meaning “gun” in English. It can also be translated as “wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice, puffer fish” depending on context. It is written as 鉄砲 in kanji, てっぽう in hiragana, and teppou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
合衆国では２億１６００万丁もの鉄砲類が、民間の手にあるという。
In the U.S., as many as 216 million firearms are said to be in private hands.