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作り病 (つくりやまい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

作つくり病やまい

Meanings

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noun

feigned illness; pretended sickness

Refers to an illness that is faked or exaggerated, often to avoid work or obligations.

彼かれは作つくり病やまいで学がっ校こうを休やすんだ。
He skipped school by feigning illness.
作つくり病やまいを使つかうのはよくない。
It's not good to use a feigned illness.

Kanji

作make, production, prepare
病ill, sick

Similar words

仮け病びょう
仮病 is a more common synonym for feigned illness, while 作り病 is less frequent and may carry a slightly more literary or old-fashioned nuance.

Etymology

Compound of 作り (tsukuri, 'making' or 'fabrication') and 病 (yamai, 'illness'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparently 'fabricated illness'.