水俣病 / 水俁病

shuǐ​yǔ​bìng

Minamata disease

neurological disease caused by mercury poisoning, named after a city in Japan where it was first identified in 1956

水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 俣 (literal) → 俣/俁 · yǔ · big 病 (literal) → 病 · bìng · illness

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM