noun
incendiary bomb; firebomb
A bomb designed to start fires; often used in historical contexts of air raids.
焼夷弾が市街地に投下された。
Incendiary bombs were dropped on the city area.
Abbreviated kanji form; rarely used.
Compound of 焼夷 (しょうい, 'burning and destroying') and 弾 (だん, 'bomb/shell').