爆薬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
爆	薬
ばく Grade: S	やく Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
爆藥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Noun

爆(ばく)薬(やく) • (bakuyaku) 

1. explosive, explosive compound, blasting powder

Derived terms

• 液酸爆薬(えきさんばくやく) (ekisan bakuyaku)
• 液体空気爆薬(えきたいくうきばくやく) (ekitai kūki bakuyaku)
• 含水爆薬(がんすいばくやく) (gansui bakuyaku)
• 硝安爆薬(しょうあんばくやく) (shōan bakuyaku): ammonium nitrate explosive
• 硝安油剤爆薬(しょうあんゆざいばくやく) (shōan yuzai bakuyaku): ANFO

Related terms

• 爆発(ばくはつ) (bakuhatsu): explosion, eruption