Kanji Detail for 鎗 - "metal sound, spear, tripod"

鎗

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
鎗 means "metal sound, spear, tripod."
1. Metal sound - The clang of metal striking together.
2. Spear - A weapon with a blade on a long handle.
3. Tripod - A three-legged pot; a cauldron.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

spear; lance; javelin

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

rifle, small arms, hand gun

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

variant of 槍|枪[qiang1]; rifle; spear

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

A tripod-type vessel. A three-legged cauldron. Sometimes written as 鐺. Anciently used for warming wine or brewing tea. Commonly borrowed for 刀槍 (sword and spear). Later, with the advent of firearms, muskets were also called 鎗. Read 七央切.
Onyomi

shoh(しょう)

soh(そう)
Kunyomi

yari(やり)
Strokes

18 strokes
Radical

金 (kane・kanehen)
Related Keywords
metal sound clang striking together spear weapon blade long handle tripod three legged pot cauldron