暴発
Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst
2. accidental gun discharge
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ぼうはつ
Examples5
銃
The gun suddenly went off when I was cleaning it.
銃
The gun went off by accident.
その
The gun went off by accident.
つまり、
In short some guns have excellent security systems to prevent accidental firing (e.g. when dropped), others don't.
彼
The gun went off while he was cleaning it, and the bullet almost struck his wife.