noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. explosion, detonation, blast, blowing up, eruption.
  2. outburst (of emotion), explosion (e.g. of anger), eruption (e.g. of discontent).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
爆発 ばくはつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bomb, burst open, pop
バク は.ぜる (Early Jr. High, 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)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)