爆音|ばくおんbakuon[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym轟きとどろきNeutralA booming roar like thunder, gunfire or an engine; also figurative for a pounding heart or spreading fame. It stresses a resounding boom, not just explosions.
  • Related地響きじひびきNeutralRumbling and vibration from the ground, as when a large vehicle passes; it stresses a low tremor, while 「爆音」 stresses the blast of an explosion or engine.
  • Related銃声じゅうせいNeutralThe sound of a gunshot; it applies only to guns, while 「爆音」 covers a wider range of loud noises.
  • Related唸りうなりNeutralA low groan or roar, as in 「エンジンの唸り」; it stresses a sustained hum or buzz rather than the explosive blast of 「爆音」.
  • Antonym静寂せいじゃくWrittenAn antonym in written, formal prose: deep silence, the opposite of a deafening 「爆音」.
  • Antonym無音むおんNeutralAn antonym: the absence of any sound, the opposite of the roaring 「爆音」.

Use 「爆音」 for an explosion or the loud roar of aircraft and motorcycle engines, as in 「戦闘機の爆音」; also for music at full volume, 「爆音で音楽を流す」. Ground rumbling is 「地響き」, a booming roar 「轟き」; antonym 「静寂」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 爆発ばくはつによる音おと。
  2. 内燃ないねん機関きかんで気化きかした燃料ねんりょうが爆発ばくはつ、排気はいきされるときの音おと。
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