爆 – bomb, burst open, pop

19 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#735 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 爆 means bomb, burst open, pop, split. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is バク (baku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is は.ぜる (hazeru). It is written with 19 strokes, under radical 火 (no. 86).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	バク	baku
Kun’yomi	は.ぜる	hazeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 火 (Kangxi radical 86). Components: ｜・一・火・水・日・ハ・井.

Words using 爆

爆発ばくはつexplosion原爆げんばくatomic bomb爆弾ばくだんbomb爆破ばくはdestructive blast

Example sentences

屋根は爆発で吹き飛ばされた。

The roof was blown off by the explosion.

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そのニュースは彼の怒りを爆発させた。

The news caused him to explode with anger.

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原爆は人類にとって重大な脅威だ。

The atomic bomb is a grave threat to mankind.

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Kanji with the same radical

点無然火熱為燃焦災焼照炎煙炭烈熟

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