Quick answer
爆 is the kanji for "Bomb". Its reading is は.ぜる (hazeru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Bomb
Also : Pop · Burst open · Split
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
19 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 爆 represents 'BOMB'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of bomb.
On-reading: ばく — remember this sound by associating it with bomb. Kun-reading: は.ぜる.
Example Sentences
花火が爆発するような大きな音で、犬が怖がりました。
はなびがばくはつするようなおおきなおとで、いぬがこわがりました。
The dog was frightened by the loud sound like fireworks exploding.
彼女のギャグで、会議室が爆笑の渦に包まれました。
かのじょのぎゃぐで、かいぎしつがばくしょうのうずにつつまれました。
The meeting room was engulfed in a whirlpool of laughter at her joke.
Vocabulary using 爆
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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