ぼかん

See also: ぽかん

Contents

JapaneseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Onomatopoeia.

Alternative formsEdit

• ボカン

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [bo̞kã̠ɴ]

InterjectionEdit

ぼかん (katakana ボカン, rōmaji bokan)

1. kapow, bam, biff, bonk

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)

1. 母艦: a mother ship (specifically a water craft); short for 航空母艦 (kōkū bokan, “aircraft carrier”)