# 砲 — cannon

砲 means “cannon”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ホウ (hou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: cannon
- On'yomi: ホウ (hou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Conflict & rivalry 4

## How to remember 砲

Sounds like 包: both read ホウ.

Parts: 石 stone · 包 wrap

## More in the “Conflict & rivalry 4” set

[滅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/perish/) · [砲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cannon/) · [阻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thwart/) · [矢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/arrow/) · [剣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sword/) · [冒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/risk/) · [艦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/warship/) · [謀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plot/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cannon/. Last updated 2026-11-01.