JLPT N2 · 19 strokes
Kanji 爆: "bomb, burst open, pop"
The kanji 爆 means "bomb, burst open, pop, split". It is written with 19 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read バク in on'yomi and は.ぜる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
バク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
は.ぜる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | bomb, burst open, pop, split |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 19 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 735 of 2,501 |
Common words with 爆
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 爆発explosion; detonation; blast; blowing up · outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
- 爆弾bomb · alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
- 爆発音sound of an explosion
- 爆破destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
- 爆burst of laughter; roar of laughter · in copious amounts
- 自爆suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
- 爆音(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
- 爆発的explosive · sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid; abrupt
- 爆風bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
- 爆ぜるto burst open; to pop; to split
- 爆笑roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter · laughing hard (of a single person)
- 爆撃bombing (raid)
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