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空気は光化学スモッグで汚染されていた。

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空気 光化学 すもっぐ 汚染されていた

English Translation

The air was infected with photochemical smog.

Furigana

空気(くうき)光化学(こうかがく)スモッグで汚染(おせん)されていた。

Romanji

Kūki wa kōkagaku sumoggu de osensareteita.

Words

空気 (くうき)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
光化学 (こうかがく)
photochemistry
スモック (スモック)
smock; smoking jacket
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
汚染 (おせん)
pollution; contamination

Kanji

Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: コウ、 ひか.る、 ひかり
Meanings: ray, light
Readings: カ、 ケ、 ば.ける、 ば.かす、 ふ.ける、 け.する
Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: オ、 けが.す、 けが.れる、 けが.らわしい、 よご.す、 よご.れる、 きたな.い
Meanings: dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile
Readings: セン、 そ.める、 -ぞ.め、 -ぞめ、 そ.まる、 し.みる、 -じ.みる、 し.み、 -し.める
Meanings: dye, color, paint, stain, print