黄禍 (こうか) — Yellow Peril (alleged threat to Western civilization posed by East Asians), harm caused by dumping human waste from train toilets onto the track | Kakuso

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Yellow Peril (alleged threat to Western civilization posed by East Asians) and harm caused by dumping human waste from train toilets onto the track

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Yellow Peril (alleged threat to Western civilization posed by East Asians), harm caused by dumping human waste from train toilets onto the track

黄

き, こ-, コウ

龷

由

wherefore, a reason

よし, よ.る, ユ

八

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

や, や.つ, ハチ

禍

calamity, misfortune, evil...

わざわい, カ

示

show, indicate, point out...

しめ.す, ジ, シ

咼

crooked mouth, evil, dishonest

よこしま, くちがゆがむ, カイ

冎

わ.ける, さ.く, カ

冂

upside-down box radical (no. 13)

キョウ, ケイ

口

くち, コウ, ク

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