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hibakusha.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɪbəˌkuːʃə/UK/hɪˈbɑːkʊʃə/UK/ˌhibəˈkuʃə/US
  1. A survivor of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Where this word comes from

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

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