ぼかん

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
ボカン

Onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

Interjection

ぼかん or ボカン (bokan

  1. kapow, bam, biff, bonk
Usage notes

Often written in katakana. Similar to ぽかん (pokan), but the softer initial b sound indicates a duller striking sound. Compare English onomatopoeiae bonk / ponk, bong / pong, bing / ping

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ぼかん – see the following entry.
母艦
a mother ship, a tender (watercraft)
Short for 航空母艦 (kōkū bokan, aircraft carrier).
(This term, ぼかん, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)