• 爆発ばくはつ — explosion; eruption
• 爆弾ばくだん — bomb
• 爆音ばくおん — explosive sound
• 爆笑ばくしょう — burst of laughter
• 起爆きばく — detonation
• 爆破ばくは — blasting; demolition by explosion
• 原爆げんばく — atomic bomb
• 被曝ひばく — exposure to radiation

A compound of 火 (fire) and 暴 (violence). It represents a powerful burst of energy — fire breaking free. Used for both literal explosions and figurative outbursts like laughter.