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atomic bomb
A weapon that derives its destructive force from nuclear fission reactions.
原子爆弾が投下された。
An atomic bomb was dropped.
原子爆弾の被害は甚大だった。
The damage from the atomic bomb was enormous.
広島と長崎に原子爆弾が落とされたのは1945年のことだ。
It was in 1945 that atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Usually abbreviated to 原爆 in everyday usage. The full form 原子爆弾 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:
- 原子爆弾を投下する: to drop an atomic bomb
- 原子爆弾の開発: atomic bomb development
- 原子爆弾の被害者: atomic bomb victims
RELATED TERMS:
- 原爆: atomic bomb (abbreviation) — the more commonly used short form
- 被爆者: atomic bomb survivor — a word with deep significance in Japanese society
- 核兵器: nuclear weapons — the broader category that includes both atomic and hydrogen bombs
- 水素爆弾: hydrogen bomb — a more powerful type of nuclear weapon