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English to Japanese Dictionary

cough Meaning in Japanese (cough 英語 意味)

noun咳
verb咳をする
咳 in English:cough
IPA:sekʲi
Phonetic:せき
Quick Answer • 要約

cough の日本語の意味は「咳, 咳をする」です。 (喉や気道への刺激に応答して、肺から空気を突然、しばしば騒々しく口から排出すること。)

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Cough visual illustration - Meaning in Japanese (咳)
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Definitions of Cough

  1. 1
    noun
    咳

    A cough is a sudden, often noisy expulsion of air from the lungs through the mouth, usually in response to an irritation in the throat or airways.

    喉や気道への刺激に応答して、肺から空気を突然、しばしば騒々しく口から排出すること。

  2. 2
    verb
    咳をする

    To cough means to expel air from the lungs with a sudden, sharp sound, often involuntarily, to clear the throat or respiratory passages.

    喉や気道を通すために、突然、鋭い音で肺から空気を排出すること。しばしば不随意に。

Example Sentences

“He had a persistent cough for weeks.”

彼は何週間もしつこい咳をしていた。

“She tried to cough quietly during the meeting.”

彼女は会議中、静かに咳をしようとした。

“The doctor prescribed medicine for her cough.”

医者は彼女の咳のために薬を処方した。

Synonyms (類語)

In English:

hackbarkclear throat

Inflected Word Forms

third person singularcoughs
past tensecoughed
present participlecoughing
agent nouncougher

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

cough upphrasal_verb

To produce something from the throat or lungs by coughing, or to reluctantly give money or information.

smoker's coughcollocation

A persistent cough common among people who smoke.

cough it upidiom

To tell something quickly, especially a secret or information that someone is holding back.