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Japanese symbol for “implosion”

Romaji: bakushuku
implosion

In Japanese, implosion is , read (bakushuku).

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

  1. n, vs implosion

Kanji and stroke order

bomb, burst open, pop
on: バク
kun: は.ぜる
19 strokes · JLPT 2
shrink, contract, shrivel
on: シュク
kun: ちぢ.む、ちぢ.まる、ちぢ.める、ちぢ.れる
17 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “implosion”

WordReadingMeaning
ないは naihaimplosion

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ばくはつ bakuhatsuexplosion; detonation; blast
ばくだん bakudanbomb
ばくげき bakugekibombing (raid)
げんばく genbakuatomic bomb; A-bomb
ばくは bakuhadestructive blast; blowing up; explosion
くうばく kuubakuaerial bombing
しゅくしょう shukushoureduction; curtailment; cut
たんしゅく tanshukushortening; 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.

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