hibakusha

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UK/ˈhɪbəˌkuːʃə/UK/hɪˈbɑːkʊʃə/US/ˌhibəˈkuʃə/

noun

A survivor of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

OriginJapanese 被爆者 →
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Meanings

nounhibakusha (plural hibakushas or hibakusha)

plural hibakushas

  1. A survivor of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

    The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons took effect in January after years of civil effort joined by atomic bombing survivors, or hibakusha.

    2021 August 6, Mari Yamaguchi, “Hiroshima marks 76th anniversary of US atomic bombing”, in AP News

Origin

  1. Japanese被爆者
  2. Englishhibakusha

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

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Translations

Bengali হিবাকুশা
  • হিবাকুশা (hibakuśa)survivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Bulgarian хибакуша
  • хибакуша (hibakuša)survivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Chinese Mandarin 被爆者
  • 被爆者 (bèibàozhě)survivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Czech hibakuša
  • hibakušasurvivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Esperanto hibakuŝo
  • hibakuŝosurvivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Finnish hibakusha
  • hibakushasurvivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
French hibakusha
  • hibakushasurvivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
German Hibakusha
  • Hibakushasurvivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hebrew הִיבָּקוּשָׁה
  • הִיבָּקוּשָׁה (hibakusha)survivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Italian hibakusha
  • hibakushasurvivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Japanese 被爆者
  • 被爆者 (hibakusha)survivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Korean 피폭자
  • 피폭자 (pipokja)survivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Portuguese hibakusha
  • hibakushasurvivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Punjabi ਹਿਬਾਕੁਸ਼ਾ
  • ਹਿਬਾਕੁਸ਼ਾ (hibākuśā)survivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Russian хиба́куся
  • хиба́куся (xibákusja)survivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Slovak hibakuša
  • hibakušasurvivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Ukrainian хіба́куся
  • хіба́куся (xibákusja)survivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Urdu ہیباکوشا
  • ہیباکوشا (hībākūshā)survivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hibakusha

LuciafuchsiakatyushaageusiaSaint Lucia
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Cite this entry
APA

hibakusha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hibakusha

MLA

“hibakusha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hibakusha. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hibakusha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hibakusha.

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