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How to say 'Harmful' in Japanese | 有害

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The Japanese word for Harmful is 'Yuugai', written as 有害 in Japanese.'Harmful' in hiragana is ゆうがい.

    word

    有害

    Meaning

    Harmful

    Reading

    ゆうがい

    yuugai

    Kanji

    有Exist 害Harm

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjectival noun '有害 (ゆうがい)' means 'harmful'. It is used to describe something that has a detrimental or damaging effect. This term is often used in contexts related to health, environment, or substances. For example: Smoking is harmful to health「喫煙は健康に有害です」(きつえんはけんこうにゆうがいです). This chemical is harmful to the environment「この化学物質は環境に有害です」(このかがくぶっしつはかんきょうにゆうがいです). The word can also be used in a broader sense to describe anything that is detrimental, such as harmful information「有害な情報」(ゆうがいなじょうほう).

    Part Of Speech

    adjectival noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    6598

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 有害

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    有

    Meaning

    Exist

  • kanji

    害

    Meaning

    Harm

Words Related to 有害 Through the Kanji 有

These 25 Words contain the Kanji 有 as well.

  • word

    有る

    Meaning

    Exist

  • word

    有名

    Meaning

    Famous

  • word

    所有

    Meaning

    Ownership

  • word

    有り難う

    Meaning

    Thanks

  • word

    有効

    Meaning

    Effective

  • word

    有する

    Meaning

    Possess

  • word

    有りのまま

    Meaning

    As it is

  • word

    共有

    Meaning

    Sharing, Joint ownership

  • word

    有り難い

    Meaning

    Rare, Grateful

  • word

    有力

    Meaning

    Influential

  • word

    保有

    Meaning

    Possession

  • word

    有利

    Meaning

    Advantageous

  • word

    固有

    Meaning

    Inherent

  • word

    有

    Meaning

    Existence

  • word

    有無

    Meaning

    Existence, Non existence

  • word

    有料

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    有能

    Meaning

    Capable

  • word

    有機

    Meaning

    Organic

  • word

    有益

    Meaning

    Beneficial

  • word

    有限

    Meaning

    Limited

  • word

    有り様

    Meaning

    State, Condition

  • word

    特有

    Meaning

    Unique

  • word

    有り

    Meaning

    Existence

  • word

    有望

    Meaning

    Promising

  • word

    有毒

    Meaning

    Poisonous

Words Related to 有害 Through the Kanji 害

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 害 as well.

  • word

    障害

    Meaning

    Disability, Obstacle

  • word

    被害

    Meaning

    Damage

  • word

    損害

    Meaning

    Loss, Damage

  • word

    水害

    Meaning

    Flood

  • word

    害

    Meaning

    Harm

  • word

    災害

    Meaning

    Disaster

  • word

    侵害

    Meaning

    Violation, Infringement

  • word

    利害

    Meaning

    Interests, Gains

  • word

    殺害

    Meaning

    Killing

  • word

    無害

    Meaning

    Harmless

  • word

    妨害

    Meaning

    Obstruction

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What does 'Yuugai' (有害) mean?

'Yuugai' means 'Harmful' .

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