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汚染
[ oyeom ]
「명사」 Noun
• pollution; contamination
The state of being polluted.
community & social life
• corruption
The disappearance of pureness.
community & social life
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
汚 (오)
–
dirty, defiled, polluted
染 (염)
–
to dye, to color
Synonyms
공해
–
pollution; contamination
Derived words
대기 오염
–
air pollution
오염되다
–
be polluted; be contaminated; be corrupted
Neighboring words in the dictionary
오븐
오빠
오색
오세아니아
오솔길
오스트레일리아
오십
오아시스
오염
오염되다
오월
오이
오전
오존
오줌
오지
오직
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