爆発

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ばく
Grade: S
はつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
爆發 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/pakupatu//bakufat͡su//bakuhat͡su/

From Middle Chinese compound 爆發爆发 (pɑk pjot, literally burst, explode + fly or send forth). Compare modern Min Nan reading po̍k-hoat.

Pronunciation

Noun

(ばく)(はつ) (bakuhatsu

  1. explosion, blast, detonation
  2. eruption

Derived terms

Verb

(ばく)(はつ)する (bakuhatsu surusuru (stem (ばく)(はつ) (bakuhatsu shi), past (ばく)(はつ)した (bakuhatsu shita))

  1. to explode
  2. (Internet slang, humorous) to "explode"; to meet an end
    リア(じゅう)(ばく)(はつ)しろriajū bakuhatsu shironormies go die
    クリスマス(ばく)(はつ)させようkurisumasu o bakuhatsu saseyōlet's destroy Christmas

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN