被爆者

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 sth)
trad. (被爆者) 被 爆 者
simp. #(被爆者) 被 爆 者

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 被爆者 (hibakusha).

Pronunciation

Noun

被爆者

  1. hibakusha

Japanese
Kanji in this term
被 爆 者
ひ
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
FWOTD – 6 August 2015

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

被(ひ)爆(ばく)者(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. 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. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  5. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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