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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: バク、は.ぜる
Romaji: baku, ha.zeru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

bomb, burst open, pop, split

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  19
Radical Number:  86
Frequency:  735
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-15
Korean Reading:  bag
Chinese Reading:  bao4
Unicode:  7206
JIS:  477A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1101
Nelson Index: 2818
New Nelson Index: 3505
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4d15.2
Four Corner Index: 9683.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1702
Gakken Index: 475
Daikanwanjiten Index: 19540
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0554
Remembering the kanji Index: 1802
Kanji Way Index: 309
Kanji Flashcards Index: 723
Kodansha Compact Index: 1273
Kanji in Context Index: 1044
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 751
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1020
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1820
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1942
Essential Kanji Index: 923
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1415
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1142
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1915

Words

(ばく)
exclamation; burst of laughter
爆弾 (ばくだん、バクダン)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shochu highball, also beer with whiskey)
爆笑 (ばくしょう)
roar of laughter (from several people); laughing hard (single person)
原爆 (げんばく)
atomic bomb; A-bomb
被爆 (ひばく)
being bombed; being A-bombed; being nuked; being exposed to radiation (from an atomic blast)
爆発 (ばくはつ)
explosion; detonation; eruption
爆撃 (ばくげき)
bombing (raid)
爆破 (ばくは)
destructive blast; explosion; blow up
自爆 (じばく)
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
爆風 (ばくふう)
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
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