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A2 Noun
瘴気miasma, (supposed) noxious gas originally believed to cause fever
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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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瘴気のせいで熱病を発症しました。
I developed a fever due to the noxious gas.
山と川の毒気を瘴気と呼ぶそうです。
It's said that a poisonous gas from mountains or rivers is called 'noxious gas'.
瘴気は山川の毒気で、熱病を起こさせる。
Noxious gas is a poisonous gas from mountains and rivers, and causes fever.
瘴気の災いを受け、彼女は高熱によって死亡したのです。
Having fallen victim to the misfortune of the noxious gas, she succumbed to a high fever and died.
マラリアやチフス、肺炎といった疫病の原因は瘴気なのだとか。
The cause of deadly diseases like malaria, typhoid fever, and pneumonia was said to be noxious gas.
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