hibakusha
/ˌhibəˈkuʃə/noun
hibakusha is spelled H-I-B-A-K-U-S-H-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hibakusha means “A survivor of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hibakusha is hibakushas.
How many letters and syllables are in hibakusha?
| Letters | 9: H-I-B-A-K-U-S-H-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hibakusha?
Hibakusha appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hibakusha?
- UK /ˈhɪbəˌkuːʃə/
- UK /hɪˈbɑːkʊʃə/
- US /ˌhibəˈkuʃə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with hibakusha?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hibakusha from its last stressed vowel (/uʃə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hibakusha
- hibakushas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hibakusha mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A survivor of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hibakusha in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense survivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hibakusha |
| German | Hibakusha |
| Portuguese | hibakusha |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hibakusha come from?
Attested in the mid-20th century, borrowed from Japanese 被爆者 (hibakusha, literally “bomb-affected person”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).