Word Meaning 汚染

おせん osen

汚染 is read as おせん (osen) and means pollution.

Meaning

English

  1. pollution
  2. contamination

Reading

Kana

おせん

Romaji

osen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 洗浄,浄化 Rank 4113 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

汚染物質

おせんぶっしつ

pollutant

汚染水

おせんすい

contaminated water

汚染除去

おせんじょきょ

decontamination

汚染者負担原則

おせんしゃふたんげんそく

Polluter Pays Principle

汚染源

おせんげん

source of pollution

汚染レベル

おせんれべる

contamination level

汚染菌

おせんきん

contaminant

大気汚染

たいきおせん

air pollution

化学汚染

かがくおせん

chemical pollution

光化学汚染

こうかがくおせん

photochemical pollution

空気汚染

くうきおせん

air pollution

水質汚染

すいしつおせん

water pollution

Example Sentences

10

Pollution can be controlled.

This river is not polluted.

Some factories pollute the environment.

Air pollution is a serious problem in this country.

Cars pollute a lot.

People are suffering from the contamination of the water supply.

Environmental pollution is causing abnormal weather conditions.

Industrial emissions cause air pollution.

Air pollution is a serious global problem.

The air was infected with photochemical smog.