悪寒(おかん)

おかん
noun
chills, shivering (from illness)
1. chills, shivering
An unpleasant sensation of coldness and shivering, typically accompanying fever or the onset of illness. A common medical symptom that signals the body is fighting infection.
悪寒(おかん)がする。
I have the chills.
悪寒(おかん)がして体(からだ)がだるい。
I have chills and my body feels sluggish.
昨夜(さくや)から悪寒(おかん)と頭痛(ずつう)が続(つづ)いているので、病院(びょういん)に行(い)くことにした。
I've had chills and a headache since last night, so I decided to go to the hospital.

USAGE:
悪寒(おかん) specifically refers to the chills or shivering that accompany illness, especially fever. It is not used for feeling cold due to weather.

The most common collocation is 悪寒(おかん)がする (to have chills/to feel chills).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 悪寒(おかん)がする: to feel chills
  • 悪寒(おかん)が走(はし)る: chills run through one's body
  • 悪寒(おかん)と発熱(はつねつ): chills and fever

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 悪寒(おかん): chills from illness (medical symptom)
  • 寒気(さむけ): feeling cold, chilliness (broader, can also mean cold air)
  • 震(ふる)え: trembling, shivering (physical action, not limited to illness)

Related Words

Related: 寒気(さむけ) (feeling cold)
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