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    3. 水俣病

    水俣病

    水みな俣また病びょう

    Minamata disease

    KMT5News #7+1NounNature & EnvironmentMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab23 strokes

    みなまたびょう

    Noun

    1.
    Minamata disease

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    水みな俣また病びょうは日に本ほんの公こう害がい病びょうです。

    Minamata disease is a pollution-related disease in Japan.

    KMT4Medicine & HealthHistory
    水みな俣また病びょうは水すい銀ぎん中ちゅう毒どくによって引ひき起おこされる神しん経けい疾しっ患かんです。

    Minamata disease is a neurological disorder caused by mercury poisoning.

    KMT5Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    水みな俣また病びょうの研けん究きゅうは、環かん境きょう汚お染せんが人じん体たいに与あたえる影えい響きょうを明あきらかにした。

    Research on Minamata disease clarified the effects of environmental pollution on the human body.

    KMT6Medicine & HealthNature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    水みな俣また病びょうの発はっ生せいは、工こう場じょう排はい水すいによる海かい洋よう汚お染せんが原げん因いんでした。

    The outbreak of Minamata disease was caused by marine pollution from factory wastewater.

    KMT6Nature & EnvironmentMedicine & Health
    水みな俣また病びょうの患かん者じゃたちは、長なが年ねんにわたり国くにや企き業ぎょうとの間あいだで補ほ償しょうを求もとめる闘たたかいを続つづけてきた。

    Minamata disease patients have continued their long struggle for compensation from the government and corporations.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthPolitics & LawHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    水
    みず・みず-…(10)
    water
    俣
    また…(1)
    crotch・thigh・groin・fork・junction…(1)
    病
    や.む・-や.み・やまい…(2)
    ill・sick
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