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空の巣症候群 (karanosushoukougun) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

空からの巣す症しょう候こう群ぐん

か

ら

の

す

しょ

う

こ

う

ぐ

ん

Meanings

1

expression, noun

empty nest syndrome

A psychological condition affecting parents when children leave home. Used in medical and everyday contexts.

末すえっ子こが大だい学がくに行いって

から

、

空から

の

巣す

症しょう

候こう

群ぐん

に

なっ

て

しまっ

た

。

After my youngest went off to college, I developed empty nest syndrome.

Kanji

空empty, sky, void
巣nest, rookery, hive
症symptoms, illness
候climate, season, weather
群flock, group, crowd

Built from

空から+巣す+症しょう候こう群ぐん

Etymology

Calque from English 'empty nest syndrome', combining 空の巣 (empty nest) and 症候群 (syndrome).