Word Meaning 風邪

かぜ kaze

風邪 is read as かぜ (kaze) and means (common) cold.

Meaning

English

(common) cold
influenza
flu
ague
inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

Reading

Kana

かぜ

Romaji

kaze

Writing Variants

風邪ふうじゃ fuuja

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Related Words 氷枕,水枕,熱,インフルエンザ,おたふく風邪,流行,感染,伝染 Rank 545 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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風邪薬

かざぐすり

remedy for a cold

風邪気

かざけ

slight cold

風邪をひく

かぜをひく

to catch a cold

風邪は万病の元

かぜはまんびょうのもと

a cold can lead to all sorts of illnesses

風邪声

かざごえ

hoarse voice (caused by a cold)

風邪を移す

かぜをうつす

to give a cold (to someone)

風邪ぎみ

かぜぎみ

slight cold

風邪ひく

かぜひく

to catch a cold

風邪っぴき

かぜっぴき

catching a cold

流行風邪

はやりかぜ

influenza

夏風邪

なつかぜ

summer cold (illness)

お多福風邪

おたふくかぜ

mumps

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

はたらく細胞新作エピソード「風邪症候群」 Hataraku Saibou: Kaze Shoukougun