Chinese

Noun

火器 (classifier 架 (jià))

1. (weaponry) firearm

Japanese

Etymology

/kwaki/ → /kaki/

From Middle Chinese compound 火器 ‎(*xwa^X khij^H, literally “fire + vessel”). Compare modern Mandarin 火器 ‎(huǒqì).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) か​き [káꜜkì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠kʲi]

Noun

火器 ‎(hiragana かき, romaji kaki, historical hiragana くわき)

1. a vessel or container for holding a fire, such as a brazier; more specifically, a kind of hibachi
2. (weaponry) a firearm

Derived terms

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Noun

火器 • ‎(hwagi) ‎(hangeul 화기)

1. Hanja form^? of 화기, “firearm”.