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hibakusha

/ˌhibəˈkuʃə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
hi-bakusha
IPA
/ˌhibəˈkuʃə/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌhibəˈkuʃə/
  • British English: /ˈhɪbəˌkuːʃə/

Inflected Forms

hibakushas (plural)

Rhymes With

lucia saint lucia fuchsia katyusha brucia

Questions

How do you pronounce hibakusha?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhibəˈkuʃə/.
What does hibakusha mean?
A survivor of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Where does hibakusha come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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