爆薬|ばくやくbakuyaku[0]heiban (flat)

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  1. nounexplosive; blasting powder
    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.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related火薬かやくNeutralNeutral, general term for gunpowder, including propellants; 「爆薬」 specifically means explosives that detonate, used for blasting and in bombs and shells.
  • Related装薬そうやくWrittenWritten/formal prose term for the powder loaded into a gun or cannon; 「爆薬」 is for explosives used in blasting.

Use 「爆薬」 for explosives used in blasting and for bursting bombs and shells; 「火薬」 is the general word for gunpowder, and 「装薬」 for the charge loaded into guns.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 爆轟を起おこして物ものを爆破ばくはしたりする爆破薬ばくはやく、爆弾ばくだん、砲弾ほうだんなどを炸裂さくれつさせたりする炸薬さくやくなどの火薬かやく類るい。
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