公害
こうがい
kougai
JLPT N2adjectiveVocabularyLevel 59 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
公害 (こうがい (kougai)) means "Pollution". It is read こうがい (kougai). This page covers its usage with example sentences.
Meaning
Pollution
Also : Contamination · Environmental damage · Public nuisance
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Example Sentences
公害対策として、企業は排水処理施設を導入することが義務づけられた。
こうがいたいさくとして、きぎょうははいすいしょりしせつをどうにゅうすることがぎむづけられた。
As a pollution prevention measure, companies were required to install wastewater treatment facilities.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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