爆 bomb, burst open, pop, split 19 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 2 #735 in newspapers Readings Onバク Kunは.ぜる In Chinese 爆 Words written with it 爆発 ばくはつ explosion N3 空爆 くうばく aerial bombing 爆弾 ばくだん bomb N1 原爆 げんばく atomic bomb N1 爆撃 ばくげき bombing (raid) 被爆 ひばく being bombed 爆破 ばくは destructive blast N1 起爆 きばく ignition 原水爆 げんすいばく atomic and hydrogen bombs 爆竹 ばくちく firecracker 水爆 すいばく hydrogen bomb 爆笑 ばくしょう roar of laughter (from multiple people)