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疫病

Readings

Kana: えきびょう、やくびょう
Romaji: ekibyō, yakubyō
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

infectious disease; plague; epidemic

Kanji

Readings: エキ、 ヤク
Meaning: epidemic
Readings: ビョウ、 ヘイ、 や.む、 -や.み、 やまい
Meanings: ill, sick

Example Sentences

疫病(やくびょう)発生(はっせい)した。
➥An epidemic has broken out.
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たいてい、飢饉(ききん)になると疫病(やくびょう)発生(はっせい)する。
➥More often than not, famine is accompanied by plague.
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その疫病(やくびょう)現在(げんざい)までに100(にん)もの(ひと)()くなった。
➥So far no less than 100 people have died of the plague.
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古代(こだい)では疫病(やくびょう)でたくさんの(ひと)()んだ。
➥In ancient times, plagues killed many people.
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その疫病(やくびょう)流行(りゅうこう)して(なん)(せん)(にん)もの人々(ひとびと)()んだ。
➥Thousands of people died during the plague.
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疫病(やくびょう)管理局(かんりきょく)報告(ほうこく)では、罹患率(りかんりつ)は10パーセントだった。
➥The office for disease control reported a 10 percent spread.
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