爆 — kanji meaning “bomb”
爆
bomb, burst open, pop, split
- Meanings
- bomb, burst open, pop, split
- On'yomi
- バク (baku)
- Kun'yomi
- は.ぜる
- Strokes
- 19
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #735 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 86
- Chinese reading
- bào — Chinese character page
Words with 爆
| 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 |
| 被爆 | ひばく hibaku | being bombed |
| 爆笑 | ばくしょう bakushou | roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter |
| 爆薬 | ばくやく bakuyaku | explosive; blasting powder |
| 水爆 | すいばく suibaku | hydrogen bomb |
| 起爆 | きばく kibaku | ignition; detonation; triggering |
| 爆音 | ばくおん bakuon | (sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine) |
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