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37 船酔い Sea Sickness

Part of Speech

Noun and する verb

Reading

ふなよい

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentence

この薬で船酔いを克服しました。

I got over my seasickness with this medicine.

Meaning Explanation

When you're boat drunk you have sea sickness.

Reading Explanation

The reading for 船 goes to ふな (probably because you're sick and can't spell). The 酔い comes from 酔う.

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