19 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

bomb, burst open, pop, split

Kun'yomi
  • to burst open
On'yomi
  • バク
    burst of laughter ②in copious amounts

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

バク 99.6%
ぜる 0.4%

Character 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)

Common Words

sound of an explosion
explosion ②outburst (of emotion)
bomb ②alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
destructive blast
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target)
roar of laughter (from multiple people) ②laughing hard (of a single person)
bombing (raid)
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References

Unicode hex code 7206
JIS X 0208 1-39-90
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2818
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3505
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1101
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 19540
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1702
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1015
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1053
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 723
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1915
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 309
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1044
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1273
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1820
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4d15.2
Four corner code 9683.2
De Roo Code 1142