のぼせ

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ぼ

せ

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

hot flash; rush of blood to the head

usually written using kana alone

Refers to a sudden sensation of heat, often in the face or upper body, from fever, menopause, or emotional excitement.

更こう年ねん期きで、ときどきのぼせを感かんじる。
I sometimes get hot flashes due to menopause.
熱あつい風ふ呂ろに入はいるとのぼせがくる。
I get a rush of blood to the head when I take a hot bath.

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Kanji

逆inverted, reverse, opposite
上above, up

Related words

のぼせる
のぼせる is the verb form meaning 'to feel dizzy or flushed from heat or excitement'; のぼせ is the noun describing the sensation itself.

Word family

のぼせるN1
feel dizzy; be flushed; have blood rush to one's head · lose one's cool; get worked up; lose one's head · be obsessed; be infatuated; be crazy about · become conceited; get full of oneself

Written forms

のぼせUsage98%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 逆上せ is rare.
ノボセUsage2%
逆上のぼせ
Kanji spelling is uncommon; learners should use the kana form.

Etymology

Derived from the verb のぼせる (to feel dizzy or flushed), which itself comes from 上せる (to raise). The noun form のぼせ refers to the resulting sensation of heat or blood rushing to the head.