adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. explosive.
  2. sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.), explosive, rapid, abrupt, tremendous.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
爆発的 ばくはつてき

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)
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)
bull's eye, mark, target
テキ まと いくは (4th)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
ladle, one tenth of a go, dip
シャク (N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)