ホームシック

ほーむしっく
noun
homesickness
emotiondaily-life
1. homesickness; longing for home
The feeling of longing for one's home, family, or familiar surroundings when living away from home. Often experienced by students, overseas workers, or anyone living far from their hometown.
ホームシックになった。
I got homesick.
留学(りゅうがく)してすぐ、ひどいホームシックにかかった。
Right after starting study abroad, I got a bad case of homesickness.
一人暮(ひとりぐ)らしを始(はじ)めて三(み)ヶ月(げつ)が経(た)ったが、時々(ときどき)ひどいホームシックに悩(なや)まされる。
Three months have passed since I started living alone, but I am sometimes troubled by severe homesickness.

From English "homesick." Used as a noun in Japanese, typically with になる (to become) or にかかる (to come down with).

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Compare: 郷愁(きょうしゅう) (nostalgia)
Compare: 望郷(ぼうきょう) (homesickness)
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Added 2026.6.10 21:30 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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