被ばく

Japanese

Kanji in this term
被
ひ Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Mazegaki spelling replacing 曝, which is excluded from Jōyō kanji, with ばく.

For pronunciation and definitions of 被ばく – see the following entry.

【被曝ひばく】 [noun] exposure to radiation [verb] to be exposed to radiation

(This term, 被ばく, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)