Definition of "hibakusha" [hibakusha]

• A survivor of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (noun)

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• "Nobody who survived Hiroshima 60 years ago today was closer to the explosion than Mrs Takakura, and she holds a special place in a group of 'hibakusha' - the atomic people -- Rees"
• "The hibakusha are the people who witnessed the horror in Japan and managed to survive."
• "The fear of radiation was prevalent after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings and it stigmatized the survivors, known as hibakusha, or people exposed to radiation."