Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1268 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 10
Meaning: cannon, gun
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: ホウ
Composition: 石 包
Radical: 石
Meaning: stone
砲 (ホウ) gun, cannon, artillery, ordnance
砲火 (ホウカ) gunfire, fire
主砲 (シュホウ) main battery, main armament
迫撃砲 (ハクゲキホウ) mortar