爆発
N3ばくはつ
[bakuhatsu]
Meanings
1.NounNoun・suruIntransitive
explosion; detonation; blast; blowing up; eruption
2.NounNoun・suruIntransitive
outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
Examples
工場で突然の爆発が起きて驚いた。
A sudden explosion occurred.
長年の不満が一気に爆発した。
Years of pent-up dissatisfaction erupted at once.
警察が爆発の原因を調べているそうだ。
We are investigating the cause of the explosion.