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smallpox
Kanji 1654

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Synopsis

Find out how smallpox once killed a third of the Japanese population. See how Japan did and did not respond to the smallpox epidemic in the Edo era. Learn terms for “smallpox,” “smallpox vaccine,” “chickenpox,” “monkeypox,” “pockmark,” “pockmarked face,” and more. Also discover how smallpox connects to cows, seeds, dimples, sci-fi imaginings, and a former pond in Tokyo.

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Kanji PDF
Cover of essay 1654 on 痘 (smallpox), titled "A Pox on Your House"
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JOYO ON-YOMI
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JOYO KUN-YOMI
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RADICAL疒 (104: sickness)
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