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風邪 (かぜ, kaze) Japanese meaning: cold | Kotomora
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I caught a cold and my throat hurts.
Please rest well until your cold gets better.
Usage patterns 風邪かぜ が 治なお る for a cold to get better/heal
After taking medicine, my cold got better.
風邪かぜ をこじらせる to let a cold get worse/turn serious
I overworked myself and made my cold worse.
風邪かぜ で 休やす む to take a day off because of a cold
I stayed home from school today because of a cold.
風邪かぜ が 長引ながび く for a cold to drag on/last a long time
This year's cold is really dragging on.
Expressions 風邪かぜ をうつす give someone a cold; pass on a cold Kanji 邪 wicked, injustice, wrong Related words 風邪 refers to an ordinary cold, while インフルエンザ specifically means influenza, a more severe illness with sudden high fever.
感冒 is a formal, medical term for the common cold, while 風邪 is the everyday word used in daily conversation.
風邪 refers to a full-blown cold with clear symptoms, while 風邪気味 describes only a mild or incipient sense of catching one.
風邪 is the general word for a cold, while 寝冷え specifically means catching a cold or feeling unwell because one got chilled while sleeping (e.g., kicked off the blanket).
風邪 refers specifically to a common cold, whereas 病気 is the broader term covering any illness or disease.
Don't confuse with 風邪 (かぜ) means 'a cold', while 風 (かぜ) is the unrelated word for 'wind' — same reading, different kanji and meaning.
風邪 is a common, usually mild cold, while 肺炎 is a serious lung infection that can develop from an untreated cold.
インフル (influenza) is caused by a specific virus and tends to be more severe with high fever, while 風邪 refers to the common cold, a milder illness.
Word family· 13 catching a cold; person with a cold
cold medicine; remedy for a cold
slight cold; touch of a cold
sore throat cold; cold with throat symptoms
Etymology The kanji 風 (wind) and 邪 (evil) combine to suggest illness caused by harmful wind, reflecting traditional Chinese medical concepts. The reading かぜ is a jukujikun, not derived from the individual kanji readings.
風邪 is just the noun 'a cold', while 風邪をひく is the set verb phrase meaning 'to catch a cold'.
Show 6 more slight cold; touch of a cold
head cold
influenza
gastroenteritis; stomach flu
Asian influenza; Asian flu
catching a cold; having a cold
Usage 10%
gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially in informal contexts.
