原爆(げんばく)

げんばく
noun
atomic bomb; A-bomb
1. atomic bomb, A-bomb
An abbreviation of 原子爆弾. Refers to the nuclear fission bombs, especially those dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
原爆(げんばく)が投下(とうか)された。
The atomic bomb was dropped.
広島(ひろしま)の原爆(げんばく)ドームを訪(おとず)れた。
I visited the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima.
原爆(げんばく)の被害(ひがい)を語(かた)り継(つ)ぐことが大切(たいせつ)だ。
It is important to pass on stories of the damage caused by the atomic bomb.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 原爆(げんばく)投下(とうか) (atomic bomb dropping)
  • 原爆(げんばく)ドーム (Atomic Bomb Dome, in Hiroshima)
  • 原爆(げんばく)被害者(ひがいしゃ) / 被爆者(ひばくしゃ) (atomic bomb victim/survivor)
  • 原爆(げんばく)資料館(しりょうかん) (Atomic Bomb Museum)

WORD FORMATION:
Abbreviation of 原子爆弾(げんしばくだん) (atomic bomb). This abbreviated form is the standard way to refer to atomic bombs in Japanese, especially in historical and memorial contexts relating to Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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