How do you say "Do you have a fever?" in Japanese?

"Do you have a fever?" in Japanese is "ねつはありますか。". This phrase is commonly used in Japan.

What does "ねつはありますか。" mean in English?

"ねつはありますか。" means "Do you have a fever?" in English. Usage tip: Same pattern as nausea: [ねつ] + [は] + [ありますか]. Easy template for many symptoms.

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How to Say ‘Do you have a fever?’ in Japanese

ねつはありますか。

netsu wa ari masu ka

[neh-tsu wah ah-ree mah-su kah]

💬 Usage Tip: Same pattern as nausea: [ねつ] + [は] + [ありますか]. Easy template for many symptoms.

🇯🇵 In Japan: If you say you have fever, they may ask the temperature and how you measured it.

Phrase Breakdown

ねつ

netsu

[neh-tsu]

fever

ねつ（熱） means “fever.” At a pharmacy/clinic they may ask this to check if you also have a fever along with stomach pain.

Example

おなかがいたいですが、ねつはありますか。

My stomach hurts; do you have a fever?

は

[wah]

topic marker (“as for…/regarding…”)

は marks the topic of the sentence. In ねつは…, it means “As for fever, …” or “Regarding fever, …”. Pronounced “wa.”

Example

ねつはないですが、おなかがいたいです。

I don’t have a fever, but my stomach hurts.

あり

ari

[ah-ree]

to exist; to have (polite stem of ある)

あり is the stem of ある (“to be; to exist; to have”). With ます it becomes あります, used politely when asking if someone has a symptom.

Example

ねつがありそうです。

It seems like I might have a fever.

ます

masu

[mah-su]

polite verb ending

ます makes a verb polite. あります is the polite form used in customer service and at pharmacies.

Example

おなかのくすりもあります。

We also have stomach medicine.

か

[kah]

question particle (“?”)

か turns a statement into a question. ありますか means “Do you have (it)?” / “Is there (it)?”

Example

おなかがいたいですか。

Does your stomach hurt?

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