悪心

• 読み: おしん
• ローマ字: oshin
• 漢字の分解: 悪 (o/aku) — bad, unpleasant; 心 (shin/kokoro) — heart, feeling, mind
• 発音: /o.ɕi.ɴ/

意味

Nausea; a feeling of wanting to vomit; queasiness.

A medical term for nausea used in clinical settings, typically written in patient charts and medical records. Often appears paired with 嘔吐 (vomiting) as 悪心・嘔吐 in symptom listings. Note that 悪心 can also be read あくしん meaning malicious intent, so context determines interpretation. The おしん reading is exclusive to the medical symptom.

例文

1. 薬の副作用で悪心が続き、食事がとれなかった。
2. 船に乗ってから悪心を覚え、甲板に出て空気を吸った。
3. 妊娠初期には悪心やだるさが続くことが多い。

使い方ガイド

場面: medicine, clinical records, symptom reporting, pregnancy

トーン: clinical

起源と歴史

Compound of 悪 (o, bad/unpleasant) and 心 (shin/kokoro, heart/feeling). In this reading, it refers to an unpleasant sensation in the stomach — a feeling of illness rather than malice.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General