What does 風邪 mean in Japanese?

風邪 (かぜ) means "cold (illness)" in Japanese.

風邪

Q: How do you use 風邪 in a sentence?

風邪をひいて、学校を休みました。 (かぜをひいて、がっこうをやすみました。) — I caught a cold and stayed home from school.

Kana: かぜ

cold (illness)

⛩️ Japanese Level 2 💪 Body & Health

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風邪をひいて、学校を休みました。

かぜをひいて、がっこうをやすみました。

I caught a cold and stayed home from school.

What 風邪 means

風邪 (かぜ) is a Japanese word meaning “cold (illness)”. It belongs to the Body & Health topic and appears at Level 2, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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