吐(は)き気(け)

はきけ

noun

nausea

1. nausea, feeling of sickness

A sensation of unease and discomfort in the stomach with an urge to vomit.

船(ふね)に乗(の)ったら吐(は)き気(け)がしてきた。

I started feeling nauseous when I got on the boat.

吐(は)き気(け)がひどくて何(なに)も食(た)べられない。

The nausea is so bad that I can't eat anything.

薬(くすり)の副作用(ふくさよう)で吐(は)き気(け)がする。

I feel nauseous as a side effect of the medication.

朝(あさ)から吐(は)き気(け)が止(と)まらなくて、会社(かいしゃ)を休(やす)むことにした。

I couldn't stop feeling nauseous since morning, so I decided to take the day off work.

妊娠(にんしん)初期(しょき)はつわりで吐(は)き気(け)がひどく、何(なに)を食(た)べても気持(きも)ち悪(わる)くなった。

In early pregnancy, the morning sickness caused severe nausea, and I felt sick no matter what I ate.

吐(は)き気(け) refers to the feeling of nausea. It comes from 吐(は)く (to vomit) + 気(け) (feeling/tendency).

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

吐(は)き気(け)がする: to feel nauseous
吐(は)き気(け)を催(もよお)す: to feel the urge to vomit
吐(は)き気(け)を抑(おさ)える: to suppress nausea
吐(は)き気(け)を止(と)める: to stop nausea
激(はげ)しい吐(は)き気(け): severe nausea

COMMON CAUSES:

乗(の)り物(もの)酔(よ)い: motion sickness
つわり: morning sickness
食(しょく)あたり: food poisoning
二日酔(ふつかよ)い: hangover
副作用(ふくさよう): medication side effects

RELATED WORDS:

吐(は)く: to vomit
嘔吐(おうと): vomiting (medical term)
気持(きも)ち悪(わる)い: feeling sick/unwell

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Added 2026.1.14 19:37 · Revised 2026.6.4 5:10

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