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Kanji Detail for 爆 - "to burst"

爆

  • Meaning

    爆 means "to burst." Also associated with to detonate, to shatter.

    1. Burst - To pop; to crack; to rupture.

    2. Explode - To blow up; to detonate.

    3. Split - To break apart violently.

  • Words using 爆

    • 爆発 ばくはつ Listen explosion; detonation; blast
    • 空爆 くうばく Listen aerial bombing
    • 原爆 げんばく Listen atomic bomb; A-bomb
    • 爆弾 ばくだん Listen bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
    • 爆撃 ばくげき Listen bombing (raid)
    • 被爆 ひばく Listen being bombed; being subjected to a nuclear bomb attack; being exposed to radiation from a nuclear bomb
    • 爆破 ばくは Listen destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
    • 起爆 きばく Listen ignition; detonation; triggering

  • Tattoo check: 爆

    • Verified meaning: to burst
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ばく)
    • Also carries these associations: to detonate, to shatter

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 爆

    Given names 爆(ばく)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    bomb; burst open; pop; split

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    crackle, pop, burst, explode

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    crackle, pop; burst, explode

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Fire bursting. Putting nuts or fruits in fire to crack their shells is also colloquially called 爆. | 爆竹. Firecrackers that make sounds to ward off evil. Anciently made of bamboo. Now made of paper and gunpowder, called 爆仗 (firecrackers). Commonly read like 炮.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    baku(バク) バク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ha.zeru(は-ぜる) は-ぜる

  • Strokes

    tip

    19 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    火 灬 (hi・hihen・rekka・renga)

  • Related Keywords

    to detonate to shatter to burst to tear burst explode blast explosion rupture bang boom blow up combustion ignite erupt

Sentences including 爆

  • All at once there was an explosion.

  • The explosion came about by accident.

  • She came back ten minutes after the explosion.

  • London was bombed several times.

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