被爆者

Chinese
 
by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket; to cover; to wear
 to crack; to explode or burst ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)
simp. and trad.
(被爆者)		 被 爆 者

Pronunciation

Noun

被爆者

  1. hibakusha

Japanese
FWOTD – 6 August 2015
Kanji in this term
被 爆 者
ひ
Grade: S		 ばく
Grade: S		 しゃ
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 被爆 (hibaku, “the act of being bombed”) +‎ 者 (sha, “person”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

被爆者 (hiragana ひばくしゃ, rōmaji hibakusha)

  1. hibakusha: a victim of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima or Nagasaki during World War II

Usage notes

Although this term literally means “someone who was bombed” regardless of the type of bomb, modern usage is generally restricted to the specific sense of someone who experienced the atomic bombings of Hiroshima or Nagasaki.

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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