# 砲 — Cannon

Frequency rank 1471 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 暑 (Hot), less common than 丘 (Hill).

- On’yomi: ほう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 石 Stone (Kangxi 112)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

A stone on the left is wrapped on the right — wrap a stone in a sling and you've got a primitive cannon projectile.

In words:

- 鉄砲 てっぽう — gun

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