Translation guide
The unpleasant physical effects following heavy alcohol consumption. Japanese has several common expressions, with 二日酔い being the standard term.
To describe the physical aftereffects of drinking too much alcohol, such as headache, nausea, and fatigue.
The standard, most common word for a hangover. Literally 'two-day drunkenness', it refers to the symptoms felt the day after drinking.
I drank too much yesterday and have a terrible hangover today.
My head hurts from a hangover.
Verb phrase meaning 'to get a hangover'.
That wine easily gives you a hangover.
A more formal or literary term for hangover, often used in medical contexts. Less common in daily conversation.
Symptoms of a hangover include headache and nausea.
To emphasize a very bad hangover or the state of still being affected from the night before.
Literally 'alcohol remains', used when you still feel the effects of alcohol the next day, not necessarily a full hangover but grogginess.
I still feel like I have alcohol in my system.
Refers to the morning after heavy drinking, often implying a hangover. Used in descriptive contexts.
To describe specific symptoms of a hangover.
A common expression for a splitting headache from a hangover.
My head is splitting from the hangover.
To feel nauseous, a common hangover symptom.
I feel nauseous from the hangover.
Describes a queasy, unsettled stomach, typical of a hangover.
I drank too much and my stomach is queasy.
To talk about remedies or ways to avoid a hangover.
Means 'effective for a hangover', used for remedies.
This medicine works for hangovers.
The 'hair of the dog' – drinking more alcohol to cure a hangover. Note: not recommended medically.
Common advice: drink plenty of water to prevent or alleviate a hangover.
The English word 'hangover' is not directly translated into a single Japanese word in casual speech. Always use 二日酔い or related phrases. Avoid literal translations like 'ハングオーバー', which is only used as a loanword for the movie title.
I have a hangover.
Do you have any hangover remedies?
I always regret it the morning after heavy drinking.
迎え酒は逆効果だよ。
Hair of the dog is counterproductive.
To prevent a hangover, I drank a lot of water before bed.