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fukushima

/fukuˈʃimə/

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What does fukushima mean?

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
  2. A prefecture of Japan.
  3. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster following a tsunami in 2011.
More meanings (2)

proper noun

  1. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, or less commonly, the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant.
  2. A surname from Japanese.
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/fukuˈʃimə/

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