Japanese symbol for “explosive”
爆薬
ばくやく
Romaji: bakuyaku
explosive; blasting powder
In Japanese, explosive is 爆薬, read ばくやく (bakuyaku).
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Meanings
- n explosive; blasting powder
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “explosive”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爆発的 | ばくはつてき bakuhatsuteki | explosive |
| 爆発物 | ばくはつぶつ bakuhatsubutsu | explosive (material) |
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 |
| 爆撃 | ばくげき bakugeki | bombing (raid) |
| 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 |
| 麻薬 | まやく mayaku | narcotic; drug; dope |
| 医薬品 | いやくひん iyakuhin | medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs |
See also: Chinese symbol for “explosive”.
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.