四大公害病

よんだいこうがいびょう

Meanings

1. Noun the four major pollution-caused illnesses (Minamata disease, Niigata Minamata disease, Yokkaichi asthma, Itai-itai disease); four big pollution diseases of Japan See also: 水俣病 (みなまたびょう). See also: 第二水俣病 (だいにみなまたびょう). See also: 四日市ぜんそく (よっかいちぜんそく). See also: イタイイタイ病 (イタイイタイびょう).

Kanji

• 四 four. Read as よん.
• 大 big. Read as ダイ.
• 公 public. Read as コウ.
• 害 harm. Read as ガイ.
• 病 illness. Read as ビョウ.

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