爆薬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
爆	薬

Etymology

From baku (爆, explode, detonate, burst) + yaku (薬, chemical, compound)

Noun

爆薬 (hiragana ばくやく, romaji bakuyaku)

1. explosive, explosive compound, blasting powder

Derived terms

• 起爆薬 (kibakuyaku): triggering explosive
• 指向性爆薬 (shikōseibakuyaku): shaped charge

Related terms

• 爆発 (bakuhatsu): explosion, eruption
• 爆発的 (bakuhatsuteki): explosive, tremendous