Translation guide
Expressing the idea of pretending to be sick or faking an illness in Japanese.
To describe the act of faking an illness, often to avoid something.
The most common and natural way to say 'to feign illness'. Literally 'to use a fake illness'.
彼は学校を休むために仮病を使った。
He feigned illness to skip school.
Noun meaning 'feigned illness' or 'pretended sickness'. Often used with verbs like 使う or する.
Literally 'to pretend to be sick'. A more general phrase that can be used in various contexts.
彼女は病気のふりをして仕事を休んだ。
She pretended to be sick and took a day off work.
To be absent by feigning illness. Common in school or work contexts.
彼は仮病で休んだことが何度もある。
He has been absent many times by feigning illness.
That must be a feigned illness.