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公害 (こうがい): public nuisance, pollution — Japanese vocabulary

公害 is read こうがい and means "public nuisance, pollution". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

公害

Reading
こうがい · kougai
Translation
public nuisance, pollution
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
こうがいが

Example

政府は公害を除去しようと努めている。

せいふはこうがいをじょきょしようとつとめている。

The government is trying to get rid of pollution.

Kanji in this word

  • 公 — Public, Prince, Official
  • 害 — Harm, Injury

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