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粉塵爆発 (ふんじんばくはつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

粉ふん塵じん爆ばく発はつ

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Meanings

1

noun

dust explosion

Technical term for a rapid combustion of fine particles suspended in air, often in industrial settings.

工こう場じょうでは粉ふん塵じん爆ばく発はつを防ふせぐために集しゅう塵じん機きが設せっ置ちされている。
Dust collectors are installed in the factory to prevent dust explosions.
小こ麦むぎ

粉こ

の

粉ふん

塵じん

爆ばく

発はつ

は

非ひ

常じょう

に

危き

険けん

だ

。

A dust explosion of wheat flour is extremely dangerous.

Written forms

粉ふん塵じん爆ばく発はつ
Standard kanji spelling using 塵.
粉ふんじん爆ばく発はつ
Common variant with じん in kana, often used when 塵 is not a jōyō kanji or for readability.

Kanji

粉flour, powder, dust
爆bomb, burst open, pop
発departure, discharge, publish
塵dust, trash, garbage

Similar words

爆ばく発はつ
General term for explosion; 粉塵爆発 specifies the cause as combustible dust.
粉ふん塵じん
Fine dust or particulate matter; 粉塵爆発 is the explosive event involving such dust.

Etymology

Compound of 粉塵 (ふんじん, 'fine dust') and 爆発 (ばくはつ, 'explosion').