Word Meaning 爆薬 (Bakuyaku): Explosive, Blasting Powder

Meaning

English

explosive
blasting powder

Reading

Kana

ばくやく

Romaji

bakuyaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 9730 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

爆薬庫

ばくやくこ

munitions bunker

指向性爆薬

しこうせいばくやく

shaped charge

高性能爆薬

こうせいのうばくやく

high explosive

起爆薬

きばくやく

triggering explosive

梱包爆薬

こんぽうばくやく

satchel charge

爆発

ばくはつ

outburst (of emotion)

爆破

ばくは

destructive blast

爆音

ばくおん

(sound of an) explosion or detonation

爆竹

ばくちく

firecracker

爆笑

ばくしょう

laughing hard (of a single person)

爆心

ばくしん

center of an explosion

爆風

ばくふう

bomb blast

Example Sentences

1

１９２０年代初期のメキシコの無法者たちは盗んだ小火器や爆薬で十分に武装していた。

Mexican desperadoes during the early twenties were usually armed to the teeth with stolen firearms and ammunition.