Word details

誤爆

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 誤爆.

Dictionary

Entry

誤爆ばくNoun~する VerbFreq #58465
1

bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire

Examples
海軍のジェット機はとんでもない方向に飛行して、味方の軍隊を誤爆した模様だ。
It seems the navy jets had a major screw-up in navigation and they bombed their own troops by mistake.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

mistake, err, do wrong, mislead

14 strokesFrequency 1,150JLPT N2Grade 6

On

Kun

あやま.る-あやま.る

bomb, burst open, pop, split

19 strokesFrequency 735JLPT N2Grade 8

On

バク

Kun

は.ぜる

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