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    3. 黄禍

    黄禍

    黄こう禍か

    Yellow Peril (alleged threat to Western civilization posed by East Asians)

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab24 strokes

    こうか

    Noun

    1.
    Yellow Peril (alleged threat to Western civilization posed by East Asians)
    2.
    harm caused by dumping human waste from train toilets onto the track
    colloquialobsolete term

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    Kanji that make up this word

    黄
    き・こ-…(4)
    yellow
    禍
    わざわい…(1)
    calamity・misfortune・evil・curse
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