Word Meaning 違和感

いわかん iwakan

違和感 is read as いわかん (iwakan) and means malaise.

Meaning

English

  1. malaise
  2. physical unease
  3. uncomfortable feeling
  4. feeling out of place
  5. sense of discomfort

Reading

Kana

いわかん

Romaji

iwakan

Writing Variants

  • 異和感 いわかん iwakan

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 13546 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

違和

いわ

physical disorder

気違日和

きちがいびより

fickle weather

性別違和

せいべついわ

gender dysphoria

日和見感染

ひよりみかんせん

opportunistic infection

違反

いはん

violation

違法

いほう

illegal

違い

ちがい

mistake

違う

ちがう

isn't it?

違約

いやく

breach of contract

直感

ちょっかん

intuition

実感

じっかん

real feeling

Example Sentences

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It's fine, there's no need to feel uncomfortable!

Some people felt that Tom's behavior was inappropriate.

They felt uncomfortable at first, but now they fit my feet well and are comfortable.

This game gets more unsettling as it gets more realistic.

I've had a runny nose for two days and I've been feeling an uncomfortable sensation in my throat.

Tom, you're really cute so, I think you would blend in perfectly at an all-girls school.

Although there aren't any errors grammatically per se, it personally feels a bit unnatural to me.

Come to that the uniform had a bit more starch than that I usually wear, it's a bit uncomfortable.