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サザエさん症候群 (サザエさんしょうこうぐん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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夕ゆう
方がた
に
なる
と
、
サザエさん
症しょう
候こう
群ぐん
で
気き
分ぶん
が
沈しず
む
。
On Sunday evenings, I get the Sunday night blues and feel down.
Some people schedule something fun for Monday morning to prevent the Sunday night blues.
Kanji 候 climate, season, weather Related words ブルーマンデー Refers to the depressed feeling on Monday itself, while サザエさん症候群 specifically describes the Sunday evening anxiety before the workweek.
五ご 月がつ 病びょう A more general term for the depression or lethargy that can occur after Golden Week in May, often related to new environments; サザエさん症候群 is a weekly, Sunday-specific phenomenon.
Etymology From the anime Sazae-san (サザエさん), which traditionally airs on Sunday evenings in Japan, combined with 症候群 (syndrome). The term humorously likens the weekly end-of-weekend melancholy to a medical condition.
