ぼかん
See also: ぽかん
Contents
JapaneseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
InterjectionEdit
ぼかん (katakana ボカン, rōmaji bokan)
Usage notesEdit
Often written in katakana. Similar to ぽかん (pokan), but the softer initial b sound indicates a duller striking sound. Compare English onomatopoeiae bonk / ponk, bong / pong, bing / ping
Etymology 2Edit
Kanji reading.
NounEdit
ぼかん (rōmaji bokan)
- 母艦: a mother ship (specifically a water craft); short for 航空母艦 (kōkū bokan, “aircraft carrier”)