【No. 1062】Kebyou (仮病 - Pretended Illness)
Nov 14, 2017 12:36
In recent years, the number of young people who are absent from school or work due to "kebyou" (仮病) has been increased.
The "ke" (仮) means "temporary" or "fake," the "byou" (病) means "illness," and the combination "kebyou" means "to pretend to be illness."
As the symptoms of kebyou, headache, stomach ache, nausea and fever are often used.
Especially headache and stomach ache seem to be commonly used because it's difficult to confirm the symptom by a third party.
Also, people also use "miuchi no fukou" (身内の不幸 - bereavement) as a reason for playing hooky.
They make a story something like that their families or relatives were dead.
You should never tell such a lie.
The "ke" (仮) means "temporary" or "fake," the "byou" (病) means "illness," and the combination "kebyou" means "to pretend to be illness."
As the symptoms of kebyou, headache, stomach ache, nausea and fever are often used.
Especially headache and stomach ache seem to be commonly used because it's difficult to confirm the symptom by a third party.
Also, people also use "miuchi no fukou" (身内の不幸 - bereavement) as a reason for playing hooky.
They make a story something like that their families or relatives were dead.
You should never tell such a lie.