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hibakusha
[ hee-buh-koo-shuh; Japanese hee-bah-koo-shah ]
noun
, plural hi·ba·ku·shas, hi·ba·ku·sha.
- a survivor of either of the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945.
hibakusha
/ hɪˈbɑːkʊʃə /
noun
- a survivor of either of the atomic-bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hibakusha1
< Japanese, equivalent to hibaku bombed ( hi- suffer + baku- burst open, explode < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese bèi bào ) + -sha person < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese chě
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hibakusha1
C20: from Japanese, from hibaku exposed + -sha -person
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