弾頭

See also: 彈頭 and 弹头

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弾	頭
だん Grade: S	とう Grade: 2
goon	kan’on

Alternative spelling
彈頭 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 彈頭 (MC dɑn^H dəu, literally “shell, shot + head”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) だんとー [dàńtóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [dã̠nto̞ː]

Noun

弾(だん)頭(とう) • (dantō)

(weaponry, archaic) the pointy end of an artillery shell
(weaponry, by extension) a warhead

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan</ref>

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