Word Meaning 原子爆弾

げんしばくだん genshibakudan

原子爆弾 is read as げんしばくだん (genshibakudan) and means atomic bomb.

Meaning

English

  1. atomic bomb
  2. A-bomb

Reading

Kana

げんしばくだん

Romaji

genshibakudan

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 44 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 18214 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

原子弾頭

げんしだんとう

atomic warhead

中性子爆弾

ちゅうせいしばくだん

neutron bomb

反陽子爆弾

はんようしばくだん

antiproton bomb

原子爆発

げんしばくはつ

atomic explosion

原子炉

げんしろ

atomic reactor

原子核

げんしかく

nucleus

原子力基本法

げんしりょくきほんほう

Atomic Energy Basic Law

原子力安全保安院

げんしりょくあんぜんほあんいん

Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency

原子価

げんしか

valence

原子力施設

げんしりょくしせつ

nuclear power facility

原子力財産保険

げんしりょくざいさんほけん

nuclear energy property insurance

原子核工学

げんしかくこうがく

nucleonics

Example Sentences

7

An A-bomb is a terrible weapon.

Science produced the atomic bomb.

An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.

The first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan.

We should never use an atomic bomb again.

The small crowd at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park stood for a moment of silence at 8:15 a.m., the exact moment an atomic bomb nicknamed “Little Boy” was dropped from the U.S. warplane Enola Gay.

For over 60 years, Tanaka kept her experiences private as she struggled with the physical and psychological trauma of having endured the realization of the world's first atomic bomb. However, she eventually began sharing her story, motivated by a desire to ensure that future generations understand the larger-than-life danger that mass weaponry poses. As an award-winning artist, Tanaka uses her art to symbolize the tragedy that occurred in Hiroshima and promote a message of peace.