Japanese symbol for “ied”

間欠爆発症

かんけつばくはつしょう

Romaji: kanketsubakuhatsushou

intermittent explosive disorder; IED

In Japanese, ied is 間欠爆発症, read かんけつばくはつしょう (kanketsubakuhatsushou).

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Meanings

n intermittent explosive disorder; IED (psy)

Kanji and stroke order

間

interval, space

on: カン、ケン
kun: あいだ、ま、あい

12 strokes · JLPT 4

欠

lack, gap, fail

on: ケツ、ケン
kun: か.ける、か.く

4 strokes · JLPT 2

爆

bomb, burst open, pop

on: バク
kun: は.ぜる

19 strokes · JLPT 2

発

departure, discharge, publish

on: ハツ、ホツ
kun: た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす

9 strokes · JLPT 3

症

symptoms, illness

on: ショウ

10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “ied”

Word	Reading	Meaning
手製爆弾	てせいばくだん teseibakudan	improvised explosive device; IED
簡易爆弾	かんいばくだん kan'ibakudan	improvised explosive device; IED
簡易爆発物	かんいばくはつぶつ kan'ibakuhatsubutsu	improvised explosive device; IED
間欠性爆発性障害	かんけつせいばくはつせいしょうがい kanketsuseibakuhatsuseishougai	intermittent explosive disorder; IED

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
時間	じかん jikan	time
人間	にんげん ningen	human being; human; person
期間	きかん kikan	period; term; interval
年間	ねんかん nenkan	(period of) a year
仲間	なかま nakama	companion; fellow; friend
間違い	まちがい machigai	mistake; error; blunder
欠陥	けっかん kekkan	defect; fault; flaw
不可欠	ふかけつ fukaketsu	indispensable; essential
爆発	ばくはつ bakuhatsu	explosion; detonation; blast
発売	はつばい hatsubai	sale; offering for sale; putting on sale
症状	しょうじょう shoujou	symptoms; condition (of a patient)

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