Vocabulary

What does 原爆 (げんばく, genbaku) mean?

原爆 (げんばく, genbaku) means atomic bomb.

Quick facts
Readingげんばく
Romajigenbaku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
げんばく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommongenbaku

atomic bomb

  1. 1noun atomic bomb; A-bomb

Example sentences

  • An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.

  • Pass on the damage caused by the atomic bomb to future generations.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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