Meaning of 暴発 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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暴発
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Kana Readingぼうはつ
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Romajibōhatsu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
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Example Sentences
暴発, ぼうはつ used in context
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つまり、いくつかの銃は、暴発（例えば落とされた時）を防ぐために優れた安全機構を持っていますがそうでない銃も多いのです。
In short some guns have excellent security systems to prevent accidental firing (e.g. when dropped), others don't.
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彼が鉄砲を掃除していたら暴発し、もう少しで妻に当たるところだった。
The gun went off while he was cleaning it, and the bullet almost struck his wife.
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The gun suddenly went off when I was cleaning it.
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The gun went off by accident.
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The gun went off by accident.
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Kun: あば.く, あば.れる
15 strokes
departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
On: ハツ, ホツ
Kun: た.つ, あば.く, おこ.る, つか.わす, はな.つ
9 strokes
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