気象病(きしょうびょう)

きしょうびょう
noun
weather-related illness; physical symptoms triggered by changes in weather (especially atmospheric pressure)
1. weather-related illness; symptoms (headaches, dizziness, fatigue, joint pain, etc.) caused or aggravated by weather changes
A general term for physical complaints — most commonly headaches, dizziness, neck and shoulder stiffness, joint pain, fatigue, and mood changes — that flare up in response to changes in weather, particularly drops in atmospheric pressure during the rainy season or when typhoons approach. 気象病(きしょうびょう) is widely discussed in Japanese health media but is not strictly a medical diagnosis; it is recognized as a real phenomenon under terms such as "天気痛(てんきつう)."
気象病(きしょうびょう)に悩(なや)んでいる。
I suffer from weather-related illness.
雨(あめ)の前(まえ)になると気象病(きしょうびょう)で頭(あたま)が痛(いた)くなる。
Before it rains, my head starts hurting because of weather-related illness.
気象病(きしょうびょう)の症状(しょうじょう)は人(ひと)によってさまざまだ。
Symptoms of weather-related illness vary from person to person.
台風(たいふう)が近(ちか)づくと気圧(きあつ)の変化(へんか)が激(はげ)しくなり、気象病(きしょうびょう)を抱(かか)える人(ひと)にとってはつらい時期(じき)になる。
When a typhoon approaches, atmospheric pressure changes become severe, making it a tough time for people with weather-related illness.

気象病(きしょうびょう) is a popular health-media umbrella term for physical complaints triggered by weather changes — especially shifts in atmospheric pressure.

FORMATION:

  • 気象(きしょう) ("weather, meteorological phenomena") + 病(びょう) ("illness, disease") → 気象病(きしょうびょう)

TYPICAL SYMPTOMS:

  • 頭痛(ずつう): headache (the most commonly cited symptom)
  • めまい: dizziness, vertigo
  • 肩(かた)こり / 首(くび)こり: shoulder / neck stiffness
  • 関節(かんせつ)痛(つう): joint pain (especially in old injury sites)
  • 倦怠感(けんたいかん): fatigue, malaise
  • 気分(きぶん)の落(お)ち込(こ)み: low mood
  • 古傷(ふるきず)の痛(いた)み: aching of old injuries

TYPICAL TRIGGERS:

  • Sharp drops in atmospheric pressure
  • Approaching typhoons or low-pressure systems
  • The 梅雨(つゆ) (rainy season) and seasonal transitions
  • High humidity

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 気象病(きしょうびょう)に悩(なや)まされる: to suffer from weather-related illness
  • 気象病(きしょうびょう)を抱(かか)える: to deal with weather-related illness
  • 気象病(きしょうびょう)対策(たいさく): countermeasures for weather-related illness
  • 気象病(きしょうびょう)の症状(しょうじょう): symptoms of weather-related illness

SIMILAR / RELATED TERMS:

  • 天気痛(てんきつう): "weather pain" — a closely related, slightly more clinical-sounding term, often used by doctors who specialize in this area; refers specifically to pain triggered by weather
  • 頭痛(ずつう): headache (the most common single symptom)
  • 低気圧(ていきあつ)頭痛(ずつう): low-pressure headache (a colloquial term for the headache subtype of 気象病(きしょうびょう))
  • 自律神経(じりつしんけい)失調(しっちょう): autonomic nervous system dysregulation — a broader medical category often invoked to explain 気象病(きしょうびょう) symptoms

USAGE NOTES:

  • 気象病(きしょうびょう) is not a formal disease classification in Japanese medical guidelines, but it is so widely used in news, health columns, and weather-app features that it functions as everyday vocabulary.
  • Major Japanese weather apps now include a "頭痛(ずつう)予報(よほう)" or "気象病(きしょうびょう)予報(よほう)" feature that estimates how likely sufferers are to feel symptoms.
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