Illustration: In a sunny apartment, a person cleaning a high shelf suddenly sneezes into the crook of their elbow. Their eyes squeeze shut, nose wrinkles, and shoulders jerk forward in the same instant.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

くしゃみ

kushami

sneeze

Example sentences

  1. 咳せき、くしゃみ、あくびをする時ときは口くちを手てで隠かくしなさい。

    Cover your mouth when you cough, sneeze, or yawn.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. よくくしゃみが出でます。

    I sneeze a lot.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. くしゃみが止とまりません。

    I can’t stop sneezing.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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