Vocabulary

What does 汚染 (おせん, osen) mean?

汚染 (おせん, osen) means pollution, contamination.

Quick facts
Reading	おせん
Romaji	osen
Part of speech	noun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N3

汚染おせん

N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonosen

pollution, contamination

1noun · suru verb · transitive pollution; contamination

Example sentences

川(かわ)の水(みず)が工場(こうじょう)で汚染(おせん)された。
The river water was polluted by the factory.
空気(くうき)の汚染(おせん)が問題(もんだい)になっている。
Air pollution has become a problem.

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