公害 (Kougai) is a Japanese noun meaning “pollution, public nuisance, contamination”.
Meanings
- nounpollution; public nuisance; contamination
Examples
年々公害が悪化する。
From year to year, pollution is worsening.
この地域に公害はない。
This district is free from environmental pollution.
彼は率先して公害と戦った。
He took the lead in fighting pollution.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).