How to say 'Hiroshima' in Japanese | ヒロシマ

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The Japanese word for Hiroshima is 'Hiroshima', written as ヒロシマ in Japanese.

word

ヒロシマ

Meaning

Hiroshima

Reading

Hiroshima

Explanation

The Japanese proper noun 'ヒロシマ' refers to the city of Hiroshima, located in the western part of Japan's Honshu island. It is historically significant as the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack during World War II on August 6, 1945. Today, Hiroshima is known for its Peace Memorial Park and Museum, which commemorate the victims and promote peace. Example sentences: I visited Hiroshima last year「去年ヒロシマを訪れました」(きょねんヒロシマをおとずれました). Hiroshima is a symbol of peace「ヒロシマは平和の象徴です」(ヒロシマはへいわのしょうちょうです).

Part Of Speech

proper noun

Frequency

3652

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ヒロシマ

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

katakana

ヒ

Reading

katakana

ロ

Reading

katakana

シ

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Shi

katakana

マ

Reading

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