Nakama Japanese: Health and Illness Vocabulary (単語)

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering health-related nouns, verbs (u-verbs, ru-verbs, irregular verbs), adjectives, adverbs, particles, and conversational expressions from Nakama 2 pages 50-52.

アレルギー

allergy

いき (息)

breath; to breathe; to be out of breath

いしゃ (医者)

medical doctor; doctor

おなか

stomach

かおいろ (顔色)

facial skin tone, complexion

かぜ (風邪)

cold; to catch a cold (wind is written with a single character)

かた (肩)

shoulders; to have stiff shoulders

からだ (体)

body

きぶん (気分)

feeling, spirits, mood; to feel annoyed, feel sick/ill/unwell

きもち (気持ち)

feeling, sensation; to feel nausea, feel unpleasant, feel weird, feel revolted

くすり (薬)

medicine, drug, ointment

くび (首)

neck

けが (怪我)

injury

こし (腰)

lower back

しょうじょう (症状)

symptom

ストレス

stress

せき (咳)

cough

せなか (背中)

back, upper back

ダイエット

diet

たばこ／タバコ (煙草)

cigarette

ねつ (熱)

fever, (high) temperature

のど (喉)

throat

は (歯)

tooth

びょうき (病気)

sickness

マッサージ

massage

むね (胸)

chest, breast

むり (無理)

overwork, overstrain; to overwork, to overdo it

ゆび (指)

finger

うごかす (動かす)

to move (something) (transitive verb)

きる (切る)

to cut

こる (凝る)

to be stiff; (to) have stiff shoulders

すう (吸う)

to inhale; to smoke

だす (出す)

to take out, to prescribe, to submit; to prescribe medicine; students submit homework; teachers assign homework

つまる (詰まる)

to clog; to be stuffed/stopped up

はかる (計る)

to measure; to check one's temperature

はく (吐く)

to exhale, to throw up

はしる (走る)

to run

ひく

to catch (a cold); to catch a cold

やすむ (休む)

to rest, to be absent; to be absent from class

あける (開ける)

to open

あげる (上げる)

to raise (something) (c.f. to rise)

さげる (下げる)

to lower (something) (c.f. to go down)

つける (付ける)

to attach, apply (medicine), turn on; to apply an ointment; to turn on the lights

つかれる (疲れる)

to grow tired; to be tired

でる (出る)

to come out; to cough; to run a fever

やめる (止める)

to quit doing (something)

わすれる (忘れる)

to forget

にゅういんする (入院する)

to be hospitalized; to be admitted to the university hospital

いたい (痛い)

hurt, painful

かゆい (痒い)

itchy

ひどい

serious (injury); serious injury

わるい (悪い)

bad; to look pale

いろいろ（な） (色々（な）)

various

けんこう（な） (健康（な）)

healthy; healthy person; can be used as a noun: for the sake of health

すぐ

immediately, right away

を

from; to be absent from a class; to graduate from college

ええっと／すみません、それはちょっと（こまるんですが）。

Well, uh, I'm sorry but . . . (that presents some problems.)

おだいじに。 (お大事に。)

Please take care of yourself.

〜てもいいですか。

May I ~?, Is it OK to ~?

どうしましたか。／どうしたんですか。

What's wrong?

〜たらいいですか。

Should I do ~?; What should I do?; Should I drink?

はい／ええ、かまいません。

I don't mind. (= yes, please)

はい／ええ、どうぞ。

Yes, please.

はい／ええ、もちろん。

Yes, of course, sure.

はじめてなんですが。 (初めてなんですが。)

This is my first time. . .

むりをする (無理をする)

to push oneself too hard, to overwork

よこになる (横になる)

to lie down

よるおそくまで (夜遅くまで)

until late at night