砲火

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 砲火 and read ほうか, it denotes artillery attack together with the flashes and explosions it produces.
• Basic usage: It engulfs a town in a war film and is represented at a distance through stage lighting.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• More than visible flame
  • The word can refer to the whole condition of shelling, not just the fire seen from it.