爆 explode

(fireleft) + 暴 (rampage)
★★★☆☆
19 strokes
BETADUH

Onyomi

BAKU

I'll bomb you BACK TO the stone age!

Mnemonic

An explosion is a rampage of fire!!

Jukugo

が 爆発(ばくはつ)

explosion ★★★☆☆
爆 (explode) + 発 (launch) = 爆発 (explosion)

爆弾(ばくだん)

bomb ★★★☆☆
爆 (explode) + 弾 (bullet / play guitar / bounce) = 爆弾 (bomb)

に 爆笑(ばくしょう) する

explosive laughter ★★☆☆☆
爆 (explode) + 笑 (laugh) = 爆笑 (explosive laughter)

to laugh explosively- to suddenly and convulsively guffaw

自爆(じばく) する

suicide-bomb ★☆☆☆☆ SARC
自 (my own) + 爆 (explode) = 自爆 (suicide-bomb)

suicide-bomb. (like PLO, not like Kamikaze) Suicide-bomb terrorism is 自爆テロ (じばくてろ)

also - if you unintentionally blurt out a secret, you just じばくした!