爆発

See also 爆发

Japanese

Kanji in this term
爆	発

Etymology

From baku (爆, explode, detonate, burst) + hatsu (発, be discharged)

Noun

爆発 (hiragana ばくはつ, romaji bakuhatsu)

1. explosion, blast, detonation
2. eruption

Derived terms

爆発音 (bakuhatsuon): sound of an explosion 爆発管 (bakuhatsukan): detonator 爆発性 (bakuhatsusei): explosiveness 爆発的 (bakuhatsuteki): explosive, tremendous 爆発物 (bakuhatsubutsu): explosive material 爆発力 (bakuhatsuryoku): explosive power 爆発物取締罰則 (bakuhatsubutsu torishimari bassoku): Explosive Substance Act 核爆発 (kakubakuhatsu): nuclear explosion

火山爆発 (kazanbakuhatsu): volcanic explosion 原子爆発 (genshibakuhatsu): atomic explosion 人口爆発 (jinkōbakuhatsu): population explosion 炭塵爆発 (tanjinbakuhatsu): explosion of coal dust 宇宙大爆発 (uchūdaibakuhatsu): Big Bang 偽装爆発物 (gisō bakuhatsubutsu): booby trap ハリファックス大爆発 (harifakkusu daibakuhatsu): The Halifax Explosion

Related terms

• 爆薬 (bakuyaku): explosives

Verb

爆発 + する (irregular conjugation, hiragana ばくはつする, romaji bakuhatsu suru)爆発する 爆発 suru

1. explode