Meaning & use
Hiroshima
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Meaning
proper nounproper
a city in western Japan, known around the world as the first place hit by an atomic bomb, in 1945.
Grammar: No article and no plural: visit Hiroshima, not the Hiroshima.
Patterns
- in Hiroshima
- the bombing of Hiroshima
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
She studied Japanese history in Hiroshima for a year.
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum attracts visitors from many countries.
Hiroshima is now a lively city with a famous castle and great food.
Common combinations
- the bombing of Hiroshima
- The bombing of Hiroshima took place in August 1945.
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
- We walked through Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in the morning.
- visit Hiroshima
- Many tourists visit Hiroshima to learn about its history.
- in Hiroshima
- He grew up in Hiroshima and still lives there.
Word family
- Hiroshiman noun
- A person from Hiroshima; rare and not commonly used.
Commonly confused: Hiroshima or Nagasaki?
Hiroshima vs Nagasaki
Another Japanese city where an atomic bomb was dropped in 1945, three days after Hiroshima.
Practice
Which sentence uses the name correctly?
Choose one answer.
Hiroshima is a proper noun and takes no article, so 'in Hiroshima' is correct. A wrongly adds 'the', B uses a plural verb with a singular place, and D is factually wrong because Tokyo is the capital.
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