被爆

Reading

Kana: ひばく

Romaji: hibaku

Definitions

noun

vs

1

being bombed

2

being A-bombed; being nuked; being exposed to radiation (from an atomic blast)

See also: 被曝

Kanji

被

Readings: ヒ、 こうむ.る、 おお.う、 かぶ.る、 かぶ.せる

Meanings: incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving

爆

Readings: バク、 は.ぜる

Meanings: bomb, burst open, pop, split

Example Sentence

日本(にっぽん)は唯一(ゆいいつ)の被爆国(ひばくこく)である。

➥Japan is the only nation to have been hit by nuclear bombs.