炸裂・さく裂|さくれつsakuretsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
炸裂炸裂 is the more common written form and the recommended choice for beginners when writing this word.
さく裂さく裂 is a less common mixed kanji-and-kana spelling of the same word; beginners should generally choose 炸裂 instead.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbviolent explosion; bursting
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 炸裂する（さくれつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 炸裂します（さくれつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 炸裂しない（さくれつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 炸裂しません（さくれつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 炸裂せず・炸裂せぬ（さくれつせず・さくれつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 炸裂した（さくれつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 炸裂しました（さくれつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 炸裂しなかった（さくれつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 炸裂しませんでした（さくれつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 炸裂して（さくれつして） |
| Potential | 炸裂できる（さくれつできる） |
| Passive | 炸裂される（さくれつされる） |
| Causative | 炸裂させる（さくれつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 炸裂させられる（さくれつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 炸裂すれば（さくれつすれば） |
| tara | 炸裂したら（さくれつしたら） |
| Volitional | 炸裂しよう（さくれつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 炸裂しましょう（さくれつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 炸裂しろ（さくれつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym爆発ばくはつNeutralThe broadest word for explosions, also for emotional outbursts. 「炸裂」 focuses on a bomb bursting open, and colloquially on a killer move landing spectacularly.
- Synonym破裂はれつNeutralBursting from internal pressure, as in 「水道管が破裂」; also used figuratively for talks breaking down. Stresses the splitting itself; 「炸裂」 suggests bombs bursting violently.
- SynonymバーストNeutralLoanword for a tyre bursting or a burst of signals; leans technical.
- SynonymパンクNeutralLoanword for a punctured or flat tyre, also figuratively for overloading and breaking down, as in 「頭がパンク」; it need not involve any explosion.
- Synonym爆裂ばくれつWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare. Means exploding and splitting open, close to 「炸裂」, but seldom extended to a killer move landing spectacularly.
- SynonymエクスプロージョンNeutralLoanword for an explosion, mostly seen as a game skill name; rare in everyday use.
- Synonym爆ぜるはぜるNeutralChestnuts or firewood popping as they heat up; very small scale, mostly natural phenomena.
- Related爆破ばくはNeutralBlowing something up with explosives, as in 「ビルを爆破する」; a deliberate human act, not a bursting.
- RelatedパンクNeutralLoanword for a punctured or flat tyre, also figuratively for overloading and breaking down, as in 「頭がパンク」; it need not involve any explosion.
- Related爆砕ばくさいWrittenWritten/formal; blasting rock etc. to pieces with explosives; an engineering term.
- RelatedはちきれるCasualColloquial; so full it is about to burst, as in 「はち切れそうなお腹」; no explosion involved.
- Related張り裂けるはりさけるNeutralSplitting from being stretched; mostly figurative for overwhelming grief, as in 「胸が張り裂ける」.
For explosions in general, use 「爆発」. 「炸裂」 is for bombs or shells bursting open, and colloquially for a killer move landing spectacularly, as in 「必殺技が炸裂」. Pipes bursting take 「破裂」; deliberate demolition takes 「爆破」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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