Japanese symbol for “bombing”
爆撃
ばくげき
Romaji: bakugeki
bombing (raid)
In Japanese, bombing is 爆撃, read ばくげき (bakugeki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt bombing (raid)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bombing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爆死 | ばくし bakushi | bombing (in sales); flopping |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爆発 | ばくはつ bakuhatsu | explosion; detonation; blast |
| 爆弾 | ばくだん bakudan | bomb |
| 原爆 | げんばく genbaku | atomic bomb; A-bomb |
| 爆破 | ばくは bakuha | destructive blast; blowing up; explosion |
| 空爆 | くうばく kuubaku | aerial bombing |
| 攻撃 | こうげき kougeki | attack; assault; raid |
| 衝撃 | しょうげき shougeki | impact; shock; impulse |
| 撃つ | うつ utsu | to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.