Word Meaning 自爆

じばく jibaku

自爆 is read as じばく (jibaku) and means suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target).

Meaning

English

suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target)
self-destruction
blowing oneself up

Reading

Kana

じばく

Romaji

jibaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Rank 21498 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

自爆営業

じばくえいぎょう

forcing employees to buy products they are selling to reach their quota

自爆テロ

じばくてろ

(terrorist) suicide bombing

自爆装置

じばくそうち

self-destruct system

自爆攻撃

じばくこうげき

suicide bomb attack

自身

じしん

(one's) self

自主的

じしゅてき

independent

自発的

じはつてき

spontaneous

自営

じえい

running one's own business

自画像

じがぞう

self-portrait

自省

じせい

self-examination

自民党

じみんとう

Liberal Democratic Party

自律神経

じりつしんけい

autonomic nerves

Example Sentences

自爆テロ犯はベナジル・ブット元首相に向けて発砲したが、弾はそれた。

The suicide bomber fired towards former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but missed.