How to say 'Pistol' in Japanese | ピストル

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The Japanese word for Pistol is 'Pisutoru', written as ピストル in Japanese.

word

ピストル

Meaning

Pistol

Reading

Pisutoru

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ピストル (pisutoru)' refers to a 'pistol', which is a type of handgun. This word is a loanword from English, and it is commonly used in contexts related to firearms, action scenes, or crime stories. For example: He carries a pistol「彼はピストルを持っている」(かれはピストルをもっている). The detective found a pistol at the scene「探偵は現場でピストルを見つけた」(たんていはげんばでピストルをみつけた). It is important to note that this word is specific to the type of firearm and does not refer to other types of guns like rifles or shotguns.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

5901

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ピストル

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

katakana

ピ

Reading

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ス

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ト

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ル

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'Pisutoru' means 'Pistol' .

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