# Hiroshima

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /hɪ(ə)ˈɹɒʃɪmə/ · frequency rank #20,381

## Definitions
1. A prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan.
2. The capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan; the target of the first atomic bomb dropped in warfare on August 6, 1945.
3. The 1945 atomic bombing of the city.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 広(ひろ)島(しま) (Hiroshima).

## Common misspellings (13)
`hhiroshima`, `hiorshima`, `hirohsima`, `hiroshhima`, `hiroshiam`, `hiroshimma`, `hiroshmia`, `hirosihma`, `hirosshima`, `hirroshima`, `hirsohima`, `hrioshima`, `ihroshima`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hiroshima