被爆

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 被爆, read ひばく, denotes exposure to and harm from an atomic bombing.
• Basic usage: It refers to a building damaged by an atomic bomb and a fictional story preserving memory of that bombing.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Specific to atomic-bomb exposure
  • Here it concerns harm from an atomic bombing and should be distinguished from the similarly read term for other radiation exposure.