インフルエンザ
Meanings
1
The ordinary Japanese noun for influenza, used in both everyday and medical contexts. Common collocations include インフルエンザにかかる, インフルエンザが流行する, and インフルエンザの予防接種.
The flu is going around this year.
I caught influenza and was absent from school for a week.
I got a flu vaccination.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉がインフルエンザにかかるfor someone to catch the flu
My little brother caught the flu and stayed home from school.
- インフルエンザが流行するfor the flu to be going around/epidemic
This year the flu is spreading earlier than usual.
- インフルエンザの予防接種を受けるto get a flu vaccination
I got a flu shot before winter arrived.
- インフルエンザで〈場所〉を休むto miss (school/work) because of the flu
He missed three days of work because of the flu.