Word Meaning 暴発

ぼうはつ bouhatsu

暴発 is read as ぼうはつ (bouhatsu) and means accidental gun discharge.

Meaning

English

  1. accidental gun discharge
  2. spontaneous discharge

Reading

Kana

ぼうはつ

Romaji

bouhatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 20878 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

暴風雨

あらし

rainstorm

暴力

ぼうりょく

violence

暴動

ぼうどう

insurrection

暴落

ぼうらく

slump

暴風

あらし

storm

暴れる

あばれる

to act violently

暴力団

ぼうりょくだん

bōryokudan

暴行

ぼうこう

rape (by force)

暴走

ぼうそう

reckless baserunning

暴徒

ぼうと

insurgent

暴言

ぼうげん

abusive language

暴利

ぼうり

excessive profits

Example Sentences

4

かんじょうをぼうはつさせるまえにしんこきゅうしよう。

let's take a deep breath before our emotions explode.

The gun went off by accident.

His pent-up grudge to the cult exploded into the gunshot death of the former prime minister.

In short some guns have excellent security systems to prevent accidental firing (e.g. when dropped), others don't.