Word Meaning 焼夷弾

しょういだん shouidan

焼夷弾 is read as しょういだん (shouidan) and means incendiary bomb.

Meaning

English

  1. incendiary bomb
  2. firebomb

Reading

Kana

しょういだん

Romaji

shouidan

Writing Variants

  • 焼い弾 しょういだん shouidan

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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焼夷

しょうい

burning (something) away

焼き肉

やきにく

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焼き鳥

やきとり

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焼き畑

やきばた

land made arable by the slash-and-burn method

焼き芋

やきいも

roasted sweet potato

焼酎

しょうちゅう

shōchū

焼死

しょうし

death by fire

焼却

しょうきゃく

incineration

焼く

やく

to burn

焼ける

やける

to become hot (from the sun)