Where does “熱核兵器” come from?

熱核兵器 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 兵器 — a weapon; arms.

熱核兵器 (Japanese): a thermonuclear weapon

Definitions

  1. a thermonuclear weapon

Ancestry of “熱核兵器”, step by step

熱核兵器 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 兵器

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese兵器a weapon; arms

via Japanese 熱核

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese熱核heat kernel
Every word from Japanese 兵器
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