砲台

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 砲台 is read as ほうだい and means gun battery or fortification.
• Basic usage: It can identify the remains of a hilltop gun battery or a battery guarded by soldiers.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Inspecting battery remains
  • 砲台: We toured the remains of a gun battery built on the hill. Example: 丘の上に築かれた砲台の跡を見学しました。
• Defending a gun battery
  • 砲台: The soldiers stood guard all night to defend the battery. Example: 兵士たちは砲台を守るため、夜通し警戒しました。