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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 noxious gas.

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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's said that a poisonous gas from mountains or rivers is called 'noxious gas'.

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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。

      Noxious gas is a poisonous gas from mountains and rivers, and causes 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。

      Having fallen victim to the misfortune of the noxious gas, she succumbed to a high fever and died.

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

      The cause of deadly diseases like malaria, typhoid fever, and pneumonia was said to be noxious gas.

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