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<entry eid="2338949" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict"> <ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp> <ent_seq>2864475</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>銃</keb> </k_ele> <k_ele> <keb>砲</keb> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>つつ</reb> </r_ele> <sense> <pos>&n;</pos> <misc>&arch;</misc> <gloss>gun</gloss> <gloss>firearm</gloss> <gloss>long-barreled gun (e.g. musket, rifle, etc)</gloss> </sense> <history> <audit time="2025-02-20 13:18:37" stat="A" unap="true"> <upd_name>Sombrero1</upd_name> <upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email> <upd_refs>We have it in e.g. 捧げ銃 E.g. sankoku in its entry for 筒: ③［銃］〔文〕小銃。大砲。 GG5 and Saito: A gun; a rifle; arms GG5:【銃・砲】</upd_refs> </audit> <audit time="2025-02-20 20:24:00" stat="A"> <upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid> <upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name> <upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email> </audit> <audit time="2025-05-09 19:52:33" stat="A" unap="true"> <upd_detl>The reading つつ originates from the word for "tube," so it typically referred to long-barreled firearms like muskets or rifles, especially around the WWII era or earlier. It's an archaic term that's rarely used today. I’ve attached an old wartime song where this reading appears.</upd_detl> <upd_refs>https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E9%99%B8%E8%BB%8D_(%E8%BB%8D%E6%AD%8C)#:~:text=%E7%A0%B2%E5%85%B5</upd_refs> <upd_diff>@@ -15 +15 @@ -&lt;misc&gt;&amp;form;&lt;/misc&gt; +&lt;misc&gt;&amp;arch;&lt;/misc&gt; @@ -17,2 +17,2 @@ -&lt;gloss&gt;rifle&lt;/gloss&gt; -&lt;gloss&gt;arms&lt;/gloss&gt; +&lt;gloss&gt;firearm&lt;/gloss&gt; +&lt;gloss&gt;long-barreled gun (e.g. musket, rifle, etc)&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff> </audit> <audit time="2025-05-10 02:27:22" stat="A"> <upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid> <upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name> <upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email> </audit> </history> </entry>