原子爆弾(げんしばくだん)

Usually abbreviated to 原爆(げんばく) in everyday usage. The full form 原子爆弾(げんしばくだん) tends to appear in formal or historical contexts. As the only country to have experienced nuclear attacks, Japan has a deep cultural relationship with this word and its abbreviation.

Common collocations

• 原子爆弾(げんしばくだん)を投下(とうか)する: to drop an atomic bomb
• 原子爆弾(げんしばくだん)の開発(かいはつ): atomic bomb development
• 原子爆弾(げんしばくだん)の被害者(ひがいしゃ): atomic bomb victims

Related words

• 原爆(げんばく): atomic bomb (abbreviation) — the more commonly used short form
• 被爆者(ひばくしゃ): atomic bomb survivor — a word with deep significance in Japanese society
• 核兵器(かくへいき): nuclear weapons — the broader category that includes both atomic and hydrogen bombs
• 水素爆弾(すいそばくだん): hydrogen bomb — a more powerful type of nuclear weapon