爆音|ばくおんbakuon[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
- 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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