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航空病 (koukuubyou) Japanese meaning: airsickness | Kotomora

航こう空くう病びょう

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Meanings

1

Medical and general term for motion sickness caused by air travel.

航こう空くう病びょうになりやすい人ひとは、酔よい止どめの薬くすりを飲のんで

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People prone to airsickness should take motion sickness medicine beforehand.

Kanji

航navigate, sail, cruise
空empty, sky, void
病ill, sick

Related words

乗のり物もの酔よい
General term for motion sickness from any vehicle; 航空病 specifically refers to airsickness.
船ふな酔よい
Seasickness; 航空病 is limited to air travel.

Built from

航こう空くう+病びょう

Etymology

Compound of 航空 (aviation) and 病 (illness).