咳
also: しわぶき
Meanings
1
General term for a cough or the act of coughing. The medical term 'tussis' is a technical synonym.
I can't stop coughing because of a cold.
I might have caught his cough.
Usage patterns
- 咳が止まらないthe coughing won't stop
I've had a cough that won't stop since I caught a cold.
- 咳をするto cough
He coughed several times during the meeting.
- 咳を抑えるto suppress a cough
I took medicine to suppress my cough.
- ひどい咳a severe cough
I get a severe cough at night.
Expressions
- 咳が出るto cough; to have a cough