How to Say ‘Hay fever’ in Japanese
花粉症
kafun shou
[ka-FOON SHOH]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Hay fever, mostly from cedar pollen, affects a huge share of people in Japan each spring. Pharmacies stock many remedies for it.
Phrase Breakdown
花粉
kafun
[ka-FOON]
pollen
Fine powder from plants that causes allergies.
今日は花粉が多い。
There's a lot of pollen today.
症
shou
[SHOH]
illness; condition
Suffix meaning a disease or symptom condition.
花粉症がつらいです。
My hay fever is rough.
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