Etymology

hibakusha

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Today it means: A survivor of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Full definition →

Japanese 被爆者
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from被爆者
  2. English todayhibakusha

Attested in the mid-20th century, borrowed from Japanese 被爆者 (hibakusha, literally “bomb-affected person”).

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