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爆撃 (ばくげき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

爆ばく撃げき

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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

bombing; bombing raid

Refers to attacking a place with bombs, especially from aircraft. Used as a noun and as 爆撃する for the transitive verb "to bomb."

敵てき軍ぐんは港みなとを爆ばく撃げきした。
The enemy forces bombed the port.
都と市しへの爆ばく撃げきで多おおくの建たて物ものが破は壊かい

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Many buildings were destroyed in the bombing of the city.

Kanji

爆bomb, burst open, pop
撃beat, attack, defeat

Similar words

空くう爆ばく
Means an airstrike or bombing from the air; it overlaps with 爆撃 but makes the aerial nature explicit.
砲ほう撃げき
Means shelling or artillery fire, typically using guns or cannons rather than bombs.
爆ばく破は
Means blowing something up with explosives; it focuses on detonation or demolition, not necessarily a bombing raid.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 爆, associated with explosion or bursting, and 撃, associated with striking or attacking. The spelling directly reflects the idea of attacking with bombs.