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A2 Noun

瘴気(しょうき)miasma, (supposed) noxious gas originally believed to cause fever

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    1. Noun

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      miasma, noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases

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    瘴気 【しょうき】

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      瘴気(しょうき)のせいで熱病(ねつびょう)発症(はっしょう)しました。

      I developed a fever due to the miasma, a (supposed) noxious gas originally believed to cause fever. {miasma, (supposed) noxious gas originally believed to cause fever}

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      (やま)(かわ)毒気(どくけ)瘴気(しょうき)()ぶそうです。

      It seems that the miasma or supposed noxious gas originally believed to cause fever from mountains and rivers is called "shouki". {miasma, (supposed) noxious gas originally believed to cause fever}

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      瘴気(しょうき)山川(やまかわ)毒気(どくけ)で、熱病(ねつびょう)()こさせる。

      The miasma is a poisonous gas from the mountains and rivers, causing fever. {miasma, (supposed) noxious gas originally believed to cause fever}

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      瘴気(しょうき)(わざわ)いを()け、彼女(かのじょ)高熱(こうねつ)によって死亡(しぼう)したのです。

      She succumbed to a high fever and died, having fallen victim to the miasma's curse. {miasma, (supposed) noxious gas originally believed to cause fever}

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      マラリアやチフス、肺炎(はいえん)といった(めつ)(びょう)原因(げんいん)瘴気(しょうき)なのだとか。

      The causes of deadly diseases like malaria, typhus, and pneumonia were supposedly miasma, a noxious gas originally believed to cause fever. {miasma, (supposed) noxious gas originally believed to cause fever}

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