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What does the kanji 爆 mean?

爆 means explosion. On'yomi バク. Kun'yomi は.ぜる.

Quick facts
On'yomiバク
Kun'yomiは.ぜる
Strokes19
Main radical火
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi バクKun'yomi は.ぜる
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework19 strokes

explosion

Memory hook

Fire (火) meeting violence (暴) and going off — EXPLODE.

Main radical

火fire 4 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 19 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.