風邪

かぜ

Also written ふうじゃ

Meanings

1. Noun (common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

Kanji

• 風 wind. Read as かぜ.
• 邪 wicked

Example sentences

• 君は僕に風邪をうつした。
  You've given me your cold.
• 気をつけていたのに、風邪をひいてしまいました。
  I was very careful, but I caught a cold.
• 寒い季節に入ると、体の弱い人はとかく風邪を引きやすい。
  Those who are delicate in health are apt to catch a cold when the cold season sets in.
• 学校の生徒はおとなにくらべて２倍も風邪をひく。
  School children have colds twice as often as adults.
• 学校からの帰りに、にわか雨に遭って、僕はずぶ濡れになって風邪をひいた。
  I was caught in a shower on my way home from school, got soaking wet and caught a cold.

Common phrases

• 風邪をひく (かぜをひく) to catch a cold
• 風邪ひく (かぜひく) to catch a cold
• ひどい風邪 (ひどいかぜ) bad cold
• 風邪で休む
• 風邪に似る

Words containing 風邪

• 風邪ひき (かぜひき) catching a cold
• 風邪薬 (かぜぐすり) remedy for a cold
• 喉風邪 (のどかぜ) cold in the throat

And 17 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N5
• Body & Health
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