Japanese symbol for “implosion”
爆縮
ばくしゅく
Romaji: bakushuku
implosion
In Japanese, implosion is 爆縮, read ばくしゅく (bakushuku).
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Meanings
- n, vs implosion
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “implosion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 内破 | ないは naiha | implosion |
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 |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう shukushou | reduction; curtailment; cut |
| 短縮 | たんしゅく tanshuku | shortening; contraction; reduction |
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.