被爆者

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Chinese

by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket
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 something)
trad. (被爆者)
simp. #(被爆者)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 被爆者 (hibakusha).

Pronunciation


Noun

被爆者

  1. hibakusha

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ばく
Grade: S
しゃ
Grade: 3
kan'on kan'yōon on'yomi
Alternative spellings
被爆者 (kyūjitai)
被曝者
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Etymology

From 被爆 (hibaku, act of being bombed) +‎ (-sha, person).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ばく)(しゃ) (hibakusha

  1. a person who was bombed (attacked by a bomb or bombs)
  2. (specifically) hibakusha

Usage notes

Modern usage is generally restricted to the specific sense of someone who experienced the atomic bombings of Hiroshima or Nagasaki.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:被爆者.

Descendants

  • Chinese:
  • English: hibakusha
  • Portuguese: hibakusha

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN