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爆弾 (ばくだん, bakudan) Japanese meaning: bomb | Kotomora
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The police found a bomb planted at the station.
The news dropped a bombshell on the political world.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 爆ばく 弾だん を 仕し 掛か ける to plant a bomb (somewhere)
The terrorists planted a bomb at the station.
〈 物もの 〉 爆ばく 弾だん を 飲の む to drink a bomb shot (e.g. a wine or beer bomb)
I had a wine bomb shot with a friend.
爆ばく 弾だん が 爆ばく 発はつ する for a bomb to go off
The bomb went off in the middle of the night.
爆ばく 弾だん を 投とう 下か する to drop a bomb
The fighter jet dropped a bomb on the city.
Expressions 爆ばく 弾だん を 抱かか える carry a bomb; have a bomb about to go off · have an imminent problem; be in danger of relapse Related words 火炎瓶 is a crude, homemade incendiary weapon made from a bottle, while 爆弾 refers to a bomb in general, often manufactured and explosive rather than just fire-based.
爆弾 is the general word for any bomb, whereas 手榴弾 refers specifically to a small hand-thrown grenade.
Don't confuse with· 5 爆発 means the explosion itself (the event), while 爆弾 refers to the physical bomb that causes it.
地雷 refers specifically to a landmine buried underground, whereas 爆弾 is the general word for any bomb, including ones dropped or planted.
爆弾 means a bomb, a dangerous explosive device meant to cause destruction, whereas 爆竹 is a small, harmless firecracker used for noise and celebration.
Counted with The all-purpose counter for small discrete objects, used when no more specific counter applies.
Used for bombs (爆弾) as projectiles or explosive charges, e.g. 「爆弾1発」.
Written forms 爆ばく 弾だん Usage 97%
Standard kanji spelling for both senses. The bomb sense is always written this way; the drink sense is usually written in kana but this kanji form is also used.
バクダン Usage 3%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling sometimes used for the drink sense, especially in casual or menu contexts.
ばくだん Usage 1%
The drink sense is usually written in kana.
Etymology Compound of 爆 (baku, 'explode') and 弾 (dan, 'projectile, bullet'). The drink sense is a metaphorical extension from the explosive impact of dropping liquor into another drink.
Show 2 more 爆弾 means the bomb (the finished device), while 爆薬 refers only to the explosive material or charge used inside it.
爆弾 refers to a bomb (a device designed to explode), whereas ダイナマイト is the explosive material itself, often used as a component inside a bomb.
