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核爆発 (かくばくはつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

核かく爆ばく発はつ

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Meanings

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noun

nuclear explosion

Refers to the explosion of a nuclear weapon or device. Used in news, technical, and general contexts.

核かく爆ばく発はつの影えい響きょうは広こう範はん囲いに及およんだ。
The effects of the nuclear explosion spread over a wide area.
その国くには核かく爆ばく発はつ実じっ験けんを行おこなっ

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That country announced that it had conducted a nuclear explosion test.

Kanji

核nucleus, core, kernel
爆bomb, burst open, pop
発departure, discharge, publish

Similar words

核かく実じっ験けん
核実験 refers to a nuclear test in general, which may or may not involve an actual explosion. 核爆発 specifically means the explosion itself.
原げん爆ばく
原爆 (atomic bomb) is the weapon; 核爆発 is the explosion event. 原爆 is more common in historical contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 核 (かく, 'nucleus, nuclear') and 爆発 (ばくはつ, 'explosion'). The reading is the standard on'yomi combination.