火薬|かやくkayaku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noungunpowder; powder
    火薬かやくは注意ちゅうい深ふかく扱あつかわなければならない。↗
    Gunpowder needs to be handled very carefully.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym煙硝えんしょうWrittenWritten word: originally saltpeter, also black powder; found mainly in historical accounts and literary description, as in 「煙硝の匂い」. In everyday speech, say 「火薬」.
  • Synonym硝薬しょうやくWrittenWritten word for gunpowder used to fire bullets or shells; rare, and 「火薬」 is the usual word.

For gunpowder in modern usage, 「火薬」 is the default. 「煙硝」 is a written word for historical or literary contexts, as in 「煙硝の匂い」; 「硝薬」 is rare and best avoided in everyday speech.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 爆発物ばくはつぶつの中なかで衝撃しょうげきや点火てんかなどで瞬間しゅんかん的てきに燃焼ねんしょう、分解ぶんかい反応はんのうを起おこし、多量たりょうの熱ねつや気体きたいを発生はっせいさせ、破壊はかいや推進すいしんなどの爆発ばくはつを伴ともなって出でるエネルギーを有効ゆうこうに活用かつようした物質ぶっしつ。火薬かやく類るい。
  2. 1.の内うち、爆燃ばくねんを利用りようするもの。発射薬はっしゃやく、推進すいしん薬やく。黒色こくしょく火薬かやく。
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