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) | ||
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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
- hibakusha
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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被 | 爆 | 者 |
ひ Grade: S | ばく Grade: S | しゃ Grade: 3 |
kan’on | kan’yōon | on’yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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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
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ひばくしゃ [hìbáꜜk
ùshà] (Nakadaka – [2])[4][5] - (Tokyo) ひばくしゃ [hìbák
úꜜshà] (Nakadaka – [3])[4][5] - IPA(key): [çiba̠kɯ̟̊ᵝɕa̠]
Noun
被爆者 • (hibakusha)
- a person who was bombed (attacked by a bomb or bombs)
- (specifically) a victim of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima or Nagasaki during World War II
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:
- → Mandarin: 被爆者 (bèibàozhě)
- → English: hibakusha
- → Portuguese: hibakusha
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN