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被爆者
被爆者
Chinese
by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket; to cover; to wear
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to crack; to explode or burst | -ist, -er (person); person (who does sth) | ||
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simp. and trad. (被爆者) |
被 | 爆 | 者 | |
Noun
被爆者
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
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| 被 | 爆 | 者 |
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ひ Grade: S |
ばく Grade: S |
しゃ Grade: 3 |
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Etymology
Compound of 被爆 (hibaku, “the act of being bombed”) + 者 (sha, “person”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- On'yomi
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(Tokyo) ひばくしゃ [hìbáꜜk
ùshà] (Nakadaka - [2])[3][4] -
(Tokyo) ひばくしゃ [hìbák
úꜜshà] (Nakadaka - [3])[3][4] - IPA(key): [çiba̠kɯ̥ᵝɕa̠]
Noun
被爆者 (hiragana ひばくしゃ, romaji hibakusha)
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
- ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
- 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
- 1 2 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0