How to say "explosive" in Japanese

• 爆薬ばくやくCommon
  nounA noun for an explosive substance, especially one used in blasting or demolition, as in mining or construction. This is the word for the material itself.
  爆薬ばくやく製造せいぞう犯はんはしばしば世間せけんの注目ちゅうもくを集あつめたいという動機どうきを持もっている。↗

  Bomb-making criminals frequently have the motive of wanting public attention.
• 爆発的ばくはつてき
  na-adjectiveAn adjectival word describing something that erupts or spreads suddenly and violently, such as explosive growth, anger, or a rise in popularity. It refers to the quality, not to physical explosive material.
• 爆発物ばくはつぶつ
  nounA noun meaning an explosive material or device, literally an explosive thing. Less common than 爆薬 and often heard in contexts like security or the handling and discovery of suspected explosives.

For the noun meaning explosive material use 爆薬 or 爆発物; for the adjective describing explosive growth, temper, or change use 爆発的.

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• 爆薬ばくやくexplosive
• 爆発的ばくはつてきexplosive
• 爆発物ばくはつぶつexplosive (material)