放射性降下物

Japanese

Kanji in this term
放	射	性	降	下	物
ほう Grade: 3	しゃ Grade: 6	せい Grade: 5	こう Grade: 6	か Grade: 1	ぶつ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

From 放射性 (hōshasei, “radioactivity”) +‎ 降下 (kōka, “to descend”) +‎ 物 (-butsu, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほーしゃせーこーかぶつ [hòósháséé kóókáꜜbùtsù] (Nakadaka – [8])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːɕa̠se̞ː ko̞ːka̠bɯ̟t͡sɨ]

Noun

放(ほう)射(しゃ)性(せい)降(こう)下(か)物(ぶつ) • (hōshasei kōkabutsu) ^{←はうしやせいかうかぶつ (fausyaseikaukabutu)?}

1. nuclear fallout

Synonyms

• 死(し)の灰(はい) (shinohai) (colloquial)