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Also known as bomb-affected persons, bomb-affected people

right|thumb|A hibakusha of Hiroshima with symptomatic nuclear burns; the pattern on her skin is from the kimono she was wearing at the moment of the flash. '''''''''' ( or ; or ; or ) is a word of Japanese origin generally designating the people affected by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States at the end of World War II.

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Casualties of atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections
Contents
  • Definition
  • Official recognition
  • Korean survivors
  • Japanese-American survivors
  • Other foreign survivors
  • Double survivors
  • Discrimination
  • Health
  • Notable ''{{Lang|ja-latn|hibakusha}}''
  • Hiroshima
  • Nagasaki
  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  • Artistic representations and documentaries
  • Literature
  • {{Lang|ja-latn|Hibakusha}} literature
  • Non-''{{Lang|ja-latn|hibakusha}}'' literature
  • Manga and anime
  • Films
  • Music
  • Fine art painting and contemporary arts
  • Performing arts
  • Documentaries
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

right|thumb|A hibakusha of Hiroshima with symptomatic nuclear burns; the pattern on her skin is from the kimono she was wearing at the moment of the flash. ''''''' ( or ; or ; or ) is a word of Japanese origin generally designating the people affected by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States at the end of World War II.

==Definition== The word is Japanese, originally written in kanji. While the term ( + + ) has been used before in Japanese to designate any victim of bombs, its worldwide democratization led to a definition concerning the survivors of the atomic bombs dropped in Japan by the United States Army Air Forces on 6 and 9 August 1945.

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