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爆増 (ばくぞう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

爆ばく増ぞう

Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

explosive growth; surge; dramatic increase

Emphasizes a sudden, dramatic, and often unexpected increase in quantity, scale, or intensity. Commonly used in news and business contexts.

新しん商しょう品ひんの売うり上あげが爆ばく増ぞうした。
Sales of the new product surged dramatically.
SNSのフォロワー数すうが爆ばく

増ぞう

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て

いる

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The number of followers on social media is exploding.

Kanji

爆bomb, burst open, pop
増increase, add, augment

Similar words

急きゅう増ぞう
急増 means a rapid increase, but 爆増 conveys a more explosive, dramatic surge, often with a nuance of surprise or overwhelming scale.
激げき増ぞう
激増 also means a sharp increase, but 爆増 is more emphatic and colloquial, suggesting an almost explosive jump.

Etymology

Compound of 爆 (baku, 'explosion') and 増 (zō, 'increase'). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged as an emphatic expression in modern Japanese, possibly influenced by similar compounds like 爆発的増加 (explosive increase).