Translation guide
How to express feeling faint, dizzy, or lightheaded in Japanese, from medical symptoms to everyday expressions.
Expressing that you feel like you might lose consciousness, often due to heat, illness, or shock.
Literally 'one's mind becomes distant'. Used when feeling faint or lightheaded, often from shock, exhaustion, or overwhelming emotion.
I feel faint from the heat.
Means 'to feel dizzy/lightheaded'. Commonly used for vertigo or faintness.
I felt faint when I stood up.
Literally 'almost collapse'. Describes the physical sensation of being about to fall over from faintness.
I almost fainted from the pain.
Medical term for 'to have an anemia attack', often used when feeling faint due to low blood pressure or iron deficiency.
I felt faint and collapsed from anemia.
Describing a spinning sensation or unsteadiness without loss of consciousness.
Literally 'eyes spin'. Used for dizziness, often from spinning around or illness.
I spun around and felt dizzy.
Onomatopoeic word for feeling unsteady, lightheaded, or woozy.
I feel faint and woozy from the fever.
Onomatopoeic word for a sudden dizzy spell, often when standing up quickly.
I felt faint when I stood up suddenly.
Expressing that you feel overwhelmed or faint due to surprise, fear, or strong emotion.
めまい is a general medical term for dizziness/vertigo. ふらふら describes unsteadiness and weakness, like being lightheaded. くらくら is a sudden dizzy spell, often from standing up too fast.
I'm so dizzy I can't stand.
I feel woozy from the fever.
I got a head rush and felt faint.