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爆薬 (ばくやく, bakuyaku) Japanese meaning: explosive | Kotomora
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They used explosives to break the rock at the construction site.
The terrorists planted explosives.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 に 爆ばく 薬やく を 仕し 掛か ける to plant explosives on something
They planted explosives on the bridge pillars.
爆ばく 薬やく が 爆ばく 発はつ する for explosives to detonate
The explosives detonated during the tunnel construction.
爆ばく 薬やく を 使し 用よう する to use explosives (for demolition, mining, etc.)
This construction project uses a large amount of explosives.
Kanji 薬 medicine, chemical, enamel Related words 火薬 refers specifically to gunpowder or low explosives used as propellants, while 爆薬 is the broader term for high explosives used in blasting or demolition.
爆発物 is a general legal/administrative term covering any explosive device or material, whereas 爆薬 specifically denotes the explosive substance itself.
爆薬 is the general term for any explosive substance, while ダイナマイト specifically means dynamite, a nitroglycerin-based explosive.
Etymology Compound of 爆 (explode) and 薬 (chemical substance, medicine). The term likely emerged in the late 19th or early 20th century as a technical term for high explosives.
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