爆弾

ばくだん

bomb

Also:alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

What does 爆弾 mean?

爆弾 is a Japanese noun meaning bomb in English. It can also be translated as alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey) depending on context. It is written as 爆弾 in kanji, ばくだん in hiragana, and bakudan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

この爆弾はたくさんの人を殺すことができる。

This bomb can kill many people.