被ひ曝ばく者しゃ

noun

person exposed to harmful radiation

Refers to someone who has suffered radiation exposure, typically from a nuclear bomb, accident, or industrial incident. Compare 被爆者 (ひばくしゃ), which specifically means a victim of a bombing.

See also: 被爆者

• チェルノブイリの被ひ曝ばく者しゃは今いまも健けん康こう被ひ害がいに苦くるしんでいる。

  Those exposed to radiation in Chernobyl still suffer from health problems today.

• 原げん発ぱつ事じ故この被ひ曝ばく者しゃに対たいする補ほ償しょうが議ぎ論ろんされている。

  Compensation for people exposed to radiation from the nuclear accident is being discussed.