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:
- 「解除しなければこの街はドカンだ」
- “If you're not able to deactivate it, this district will go kaboom!”
- Literal: “If you do not deactivate it, this town goes boom.”
- “If you're not able to deactivate it, this district will go kaboom!”
解除 here refers to deactivating (canceling) the bomb.
Key Points
1解除 means deactivation or release
- 解 carries releasing or undoing, and 除 adds removal.
- For a bomb, 解除 is deactivation or disarming.
2しなければ sets a condition
- 解除しなければ means “if you do not deactivate it”.
- The consequence follows immediately: the district goes boom.
3ドカン is a sound-effect-like result
- ドカン mimics an explosion or big impact.
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