爆裂弾

Japanese

Kanji in this term
爆	裂	弾
ばく Grade: S	れつ Grade: S	だん Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
爆裂彈 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

爆裂(ばくれつ) (bakuretsu, “exploding”) + 弾(だん) (-dan, “bomb, bullet”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ばくれつだん [bàkúrétsúꜜdàǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ba̠kɯ̟ɾe̞t͡sɨdã̠ɴ]

Noun

爆(ばく)裂(れつ)弾(だん) • (bakuretsudan)

bomb, bombshell

Usage notes

This term was used during the Meiji period (明(めい)治(じ)時(じ)代(だい) (Meiji jidai), 1868–1912).^[1]

Synonyms

爆(は)ぜ弾(だま) (hazedama)
爆(ばく)弾(だん) (bakudan)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN