noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
being bombed; suffering bomb damage
Refers to being on the receiving end of a bombing or bomb explosion. In modern use, 被爆 often suggests atomic bombing, so for ordinary air raids 爆撃を受ける may be clearer.
戦時中、この地域は何度も被爆した。
During the war, this area was bombed many times.
被爆した建物
Part of a bomb-damaged building is preserved in the museum.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
being subjected to an atomic bomb attack; exposure to radiation from an atomic bomb
Especially associated with Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and people or places affected by nuclear bombing, including radiation exposure caused by the bomb. Compare 被曝 for radiation exposure more generally.
See also: 被曝
祖父は広島で被爆した。
My grandfather was exposed to the atomic bombing in Hiroshima.
被爆者の証言を聞く機会があった。
I had a chance to hear the testimony of an atomic bomb survivor.