JLPT N5 vocabulary

風邪meaning and reading

Reading and pitch accent

かぜ0Heiban · flat

Meaning

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

Example sentences

  1. 今日きょうはすごい雨あめだったね！それはそうと風邪かぜは治っなおた？

    Today was really rainy! By the way, did your cold get better?

  2. 昨日きのうまでの疲労ひろうと相あいまって、風邪かぜがいっそう辛くつら感じかんられる。

    Along with the fatigue up to yesterday, the cold feels all the rougher.

  3. 「デートどうだった？」「それが最悪さいあくだった。風邪かぜひいてダメになった。」

    "How was the date?" "Well actually, it was the worst; I caught a cold and ruined it.