Plague

"Plague" in Japanese

ペスト

pesuto

(specific disease "the Plague")

伝染

densen

(widespread affliction, calamity)

伝染病

densenbyō

(an epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence)

厄介

yakkai

(a nuisance)

大量発生

tairyōhassei

(widespread affliction, calamity)

悩みの種

nayami no tane

(a nuisance)

感染症

kansenshō

(an epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence)

疫病

ekibyō

(an epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence)

疫癘

ekirei

(an epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence)

黒死病

kokushibyō

(specific disease "the Plague")

悩ます

nayamasu

(to harass)

感染する

kansen suru

(to afflict with disease or calamity)

蔓延する

man'en suru

(to afflict with disease or calamity)

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