爆弾
ばくだん · bakudan · JLPT N1 · noun
bomb
爆 — fire 火 + 暴 (violent/sudden, phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound: 火 (fire) gives the meaning, while 暴 (sudden, violent) supplies the sound and reinforces the sense. Originally meant to burst or explode with fire, later extended to any sudden, forceful eruption like popping or bursting.