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    3. 疫病

    疫病

    疫えき病びょう

    epidemic

    KMT10News #35+1Ref L2NounMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab19 strokes

    えきびょうやくびょう

    Noun

    1.
    epidemic, plague, pestilence

    Stroke 0 / 19

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    昔むかし、疫えき病びょうが流りゅう行こうした。

    In the past, epidemics were prevalent.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthHistory
    その村むらは疫えき病びょうの蔓まん延えんにより壊かい滅めつ的てきな被ひ害がいを受うけた。

    That village suffered devastating damage due to the spread of the plague.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthHistory
    現げん代だい医い学がくの進しん歩ぽにより、多おおくの疫えき病びょうが克こく服ふくされてきた。

    With the advancement of modern medicine, many epidemics have been overcome.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    疫えき病びょうの発はっ生せいを防ふせぐために、衛えい生せい管かん理りが重じゅう要ようだ。

    Sanitation management is important to prevent the outbreak of epidemics.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    世せ界かい保ほ健けん機き関かんは、新あらたな疫えき病びょうの監かん視しと対たい策さくに努つとめている。

    The World Health Organization is working to monitor and counter new epidemics.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    疫
    epidemic
    病
    や.む・-や.み・やまい…(2)
    ill・sick
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