汚染
Reading: おせん
Meaning: pollution, contamination
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Example Sentence
Pollution from the factory dirties the river.
Usage Notes
Refers to environmental pollution or contamination of air, water, soil, etc. Also used metaphorically for moral or ideological contamination.
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