adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. explosive.
  2. sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.), explosive, rapid, abrupt, tremendous.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
爆発的 ばくはつてき

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)
bull's eye, mark, target
テキ まと いくは (4th)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
ladle, one tenth of a go, dip
シャク (N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)