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See also: 水俁病

For pronunciation and definitions of 水俣病 – see 水俁病. (This term, 水俣病, is the simplified form of 水俁病.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Kanji in this term
水	俣	病
Grade: 1	Jinmeiyō	Grade: 3

From 水俣 ‎(minimata, “Minamata”) + 病 ‎(byō, “disease”), after the city where the disease was first discovered.

水俣病 ‎(hiragana みなまたびょう, romaji minamatabyō)