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hibakusha

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈhɪbəˌkuːʃə/
  • UK: /hɪˈbɑːkʊʃə/
  • US: /ˌhibəˈkuʃə/
  • rhymes with -uːʃə

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

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