広島(ひろしま)

ひろしま
noun
Hiroshima (city and prefecture)
geographyproper-nounplace-name
1. Hiroshima (city and prefecture in western Japan)
A major city and prefecture in the Chugoku region. Known worldwide for the August 6, 1945 atomic bombing and its postwar peace memorial sites, as well as for local specialties like oysters and okonomiyaki.
広島(ひろしま)に住(す)んでいる。
I live in Hiroshima.
修学旅行(しゅうがくりょこう)で広島(ひろしま)平和記念公園(へいわきねんこうえん)を訪(おとず)れた。
We visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on our school trip.
広島(ひろしま)風(ふう)のお好(この)み焼(や)きは麺(めん)が入(はい)っていて食(た)べ応(ごた)えがある。
Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki contains noodles and is filling.

Composed of 広(ひろ)い (wide) + 島(しま) (island). Refers either to the city or the prefecture; context usually clarifies.

Common collocations

  • 広島(ひろしま)県(けん): Hiroshima Prefecture
  • 広島(ひろしま)市(し): Hiroshima City
  • 広島(ひろしま)原爆(げんばく): the Hiroshima atomic bomb
  • 広島(ひろしま)風(ふう)お好(この)み焼(や)き: Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki
  • 広島(ひろしま)カープ: Hiroshima Carp (baseball team)

Cultural note

Internationally known for the August 6, 1945 atomic bombing; the 原爆(げんばく)ドーム (Atomic Bomb Dome) is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Local specialties include oysters (牡蠣(かき)), Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki (layered with noodles, unlike the Osaka mixed style), and もみじ饅頭(まんじゅう) (maple-leaf-shaped sweets from nearby Miyajima).

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