Translation guide
Airsickness is motion sickness experienced during air travel. In Japanese, it is commonly expressed with the noun 飛行機酔い (hikōki-yoi) or the more general 乗り物酔い (norimono-yoi).
The condition of feeling nauseous or unwell due to air travel.
The most direct and common term for airsickness. Literally 'airplane sickness'.
I get really bad airsickness.
Describing the sensation or symptoms of airsickness.
Asking for or discussing remedies for airsickness.
Medicine for preventing motion sickness. Often shortened to 酔い止め (よいどめ).
General term for motion sickness, including cars, boats, and planes. Often used when the context of air travel is clear.
Whenever I fly, I always get motion sickness.
Verb phrase meaning 'to get airsick'. Used to describe the action of becoming sick on a plane.
He gets airsick easily.
Common phrase meaning 'feel sick/nauseous'. Can be used for any kind of nausea, including airsickness.
I started feeling sick on the plane.
Specifically means 'feel nauseous' or 'feel like vomiting'. More intense than 気持ち悪い.
I started feeling nauseous from the turbulence.
Please give me some motion sickness medicine.
In Japanese, you can ask for an 'airsickness bag' using エチケット袋 (etiketto-bukuro) or 酔い止め袋 (yoidome-bukuro).
Do you have an airsickness bag?