Translation guide
Expressing the sensation of dizziness or lightheadedness in Japanese, covering common verbs and phrases.
To say you feel dizzy or lightheaded in a general sense.
The most common and natural way to say 'I feel dizzy.' Literally 'dizziness does.'
When I stood up suddenly, I felt dizzy.
Describes a lightheaded, spinning sensation, often from standing up too fast or anemia.
I stood up and felt lightheaded.
Describes feeling unsteady on your feet, as if you might stagger or fall.
I have a fever and feel woozy.
To describe a sensation that the room is spinning around you.
To express feeling dizzy due to illness, fever, or a hangover.
Verb meaning to feel unsteady or stagger, often from sickness or exhaustion.
I'm feeling dizzy from a cold.
Specifically for hangover dizziness.
To express dizziness triggered by heights or motion sickness.
Explains dizziness due to fear of heights.
I feel dizzy when I stand in high places.
Dizziness from motion sickness.
めまい is the general medical term for dizziness and can cover vertigo, lightheadedness, and unsteadiness. くらくら emphasizes a lightheaded, faint feeling, often from anemia or standing up quickly. ふらふら focuses on unsteadiness and the physical sensation of swaying or staggering.
I feel lightheaded from anemia.
I'm so tired I'm staggering.
Do not translate 'feel dizzy' word-for-word as 感じる dizzy. Use the natural Japanese expressions like めまいがする or くらくらする.
I'm so dizzy from a hangover I can't get up.
While on the bus, I got motion sickness and felt dizzy.