眩暈(めまい)

めまい
noun
dizziness, vertigo
1. dizziness, vertigo, lightheadedness
A sensation of spinning, unsteadiness, or feeling faint, often accompanied by loss of balance.
急(きゅう)に立(た)ち上(あ)がったら眩暈(めまい)がした。
I felt dizzy when I stood up suddenly.
眩暈(めまい)がして倒(たお)れそうになった。
I felt so dizzy that I nearly collapsed.
最近(さいきん)眩暈(めまい)がひどいので病院(びょういん)に行(い)った。
I went to the hospital because my dizziness has been bad lately.

眩暈(めまい) (also written as 目眩(めまい) or just めまい) refers to dizziness or vertigo.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 眩暈(めまい)がする: to feel dizzy
  • 眩暈(めまい)を起(お)こす: to become dizzy
  • 眩暈(めまい)がひどい: to have severe dizziness
  • 眩暈(めまい)を感(かん)じる: to feel dizziness

TYPES OF DIZZINESS:

  • 回転性(かいてんせい)眩暈(めまい): rotational vertigo (spinning sensation)
  • 浮動性(ふどうせい)眩暈(めまい): floating dizziness
  • 立(た)ちくらみ: lightheadedness when standing

CAUSES:

  • 貧血(ひんけつ): anemia
  • 低血圧(ていけつあつ): low blood pressure
  • 疲労(ひろう): fatigue
  • 内耳(ないじ)の問題(もんだい): inner ear problems

WRITING NOTE: Often written in hiragana (めまい) in everyday use.

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Added 2026.1.14 19:37 · Revised 2026.1.24 16:38
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