How to Say "Bomber" in Japanese

爆撃機

bakugekiki[ba̠kɯ̟ɡe̞kʲi̥kʲi]

bomber in Japanese is 爆撃機.

爆撃機 refers to an aircraft used for bombing.

Meaning: aircraft (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The word 爆撃機 is composed of 爆 (explosion), 撃 (strike/attack) and 機 (machine/aircraft).

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In modern Japanese pop culture and anime, bombers are often referred to using the English loanword 'bomber' written in katakana as ボンバー, but this usually refers to a person or a jacket rather than the plane.
In Japanese aviation terminology, the term 機 is used as a counter for aircraft, meaning you count bombers by saying 'one 機' instead of using the general counter for objects.
The character 機 used in 爆撃機 also means 'opportunity' or 'chance' when read as ki in different contexts, though it refers to a 'machine' here.

あの爆撃機はとても大きいです。
Ano bakugekiki wa totemo ookii desu.
That bomber is very large.
映画には爆撃機が登場します。
Eiga ni wa bakugekiki ga toujou shimasu.
A bomber appears in the movie.
歴史の授業で爆撃機について学びました。
Rekishi no jugyou de bakugekiki ni tsuite manabimashita.
I learned about bombers in history class.

Yui and Ren are looking at a military history book.

結衣 Yui

この写真の爆撃機は何という名前？
Kono shashin no bakugekiki wa nan to iu namae?
What is the name of the bomber in this photo?
蓮 Ren

それは有名な爆撃機だよ。
Sore wa yuumeina bakugekiki dayo.
That is a famous bomber.
結衣 Yui

すごい迫力だね。
Sugoi hakuryoku dane.
It looks so powerful.
蓮 Ren

本当に大きいよね。
Hontou ni ookii yone.
It really is huge.

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