🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

有害に

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yūgai ni

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Harm/hɑːrm/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"化学物質が有害に使用されました。"

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2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a manner that causes injury or damage.

    "The chemicals were used harmfully, leading to severe environmental damage."
  2. 2

    In a way that has a negative impact on someone's health or well-being.

    "The diet was harmfully restrictive, affecting her overall health."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'harm' originates from the Old English 'hearm', which means 'damage' or 'injury'. It is derived from Proto-Germanic *harmō, which is related to similar terms in other Germanic languages, indicating a long-standing concept of physical or emotional injury.

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