Frequency rank: 10,121. – 10,153.
- pollution; contaminationsee also 公害【こうがい】
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; transitive verb; intransitive verb
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- pollution; contamination
This term refers to the presence of harmful substances in the environment, affecting air, water, or soil quality. It often describes the process or state of being polluted.
Generated collocations (experimental)
おせん汚染をふせぐ防ぐto prevent pollutionたいきおせん大気汚染air pollutionすいしつおせん水質汚染water contaminationどじょうおせん土壌汚染soil contaminationおせんぶっしつ汚染物質pollutantsおせん汚染のえいきょう影響effects of pollutionおせん汚染をちょうさ調査するto investigate contaminationかんきょうおせん環境汚染environmental pollutionおせん汚染されたちいき地域contaminated areaおせん汚染のげんいん原因causes of pollution
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Many rivers in Japan are polluted by waste water from factories.
Research has shown how polluted the rivers are these days.
The problems of air and water pollution will be intensified by the growth of inhabitants.
Many rivers have been so polluted that they can no longer be used for drinking water.
It's about time the government did something about pollution.
People are suffering from the contamination of the water supply.
Car exhaust causes serious pollution in towns.
The municipal council all but ignored the gravity of the pollution.
Holding the Olympics where there's severe atmospheric pollution gives rise to a great risk for athletes.