noun, takes する

  1. explosion, detonation, eruption.
  2. eruption (of discontent, etc.), outburst, outpouring.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
爆発 ばくはつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bomb, burst open, pop
バク は.ぜる (7th, N2)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
outburst, rave, fret
ボウ あば.く バク (5th, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
together, both, neither
とも キョウ (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ
departure, discharge, publish
ハツ ホツ た.つ (3rd, N4)
dotted tent radical (no. 105)
ハツ (Kentei 1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)