公害

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Chinese

just; honourable; public
just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
 
to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm
to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity
 
trad. (公害) 公 害
simp. #(公害) 公 害

Pronunciation

Noun

公害

  1. social effects of pollution; environmental pollution
  2. public nuisance or hazard

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (公害):
  • → Japanese: 公(こう)害(がい) (kōgai)
  • → Korean: 공해(公害) (gonghae)

Others:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
公 害
こう
Grade: 2 		がい
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

公(こう)害(がい) • (kōgai) 

  1. pollution
  2. public nuisance

Korean

Hanja in this term
公害

Noun

公害 • (gonghae) (hangeul 공해)

  1. hanja form? of 공해
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