Deactivating a bomb with 解除

Kanji Explanation: Separating and understanding with 解

A shop owner tells the Colors trio that he’s crafted a bomb.

おやじ:: 「解除(かいじょ)しなければこの街(まち)はドカンだ」; “If you're not able to deactivate it, this district will go kaboom!”

解除(かいじょ) here refers to deactivating (canceling) the bomb.

Key Points

解除 means deactivation or release
- 解(かい) carries releasing or undoing, and 除 adds removal.
- For a bomb, 解除(かいじょ) is deactivation or disarming.
しなければ sets a condition
- 解除(かいじょ)しなければ means “if you do not deactivate it”.
- The consequence follows immediately: the district goes boom.
ドカン is a sound-effect-like result
- ドカン mimics an explosion or big impact.