The origin of the phrase "Cabin Fever" as described below is accurate. I will add that is most common in the winter time. When it is very cold and/or a lot of snow, people stay inside. After several weeks of being inside most of the time, they complain about getting "Cabin Fever".
Thx.. --- In Japanese_Language@yahoogroups.com, "Amie Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello Group: > > I would like to answer Inoue's question regarding the meaning of "Cabin > Fever." Also a comment about the translation. > > "Cabin Fever" originates from the West. It is a restlessness or irritability > or anxiety resulting from a prolonged stay in a remote cabin. It alludes to > being penned up during a long winter. Think back to the early settlers in > the United States. No phones, no radios, no communication with the outside > world. A long winter, most likely snowed in, one will become restless and/or > irritable. That is the phrase origin. Now, of course, it is used a bit more > broadly, but still refers the the restless state of being. > > As far as translation, there would be no word-for-word translation because > "cabin fever" is an idiom of sorts. > I am only a student of Japanese, not many years under my belt, but I would > bet a Japanese term more closely reflecting the meaning "restless" or > "irritable" would be a more accurate translation than trying to translate > the words "cabin" and "fever." > > -Amie > > > > >From: Inoue Takahiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: Japanese_Language@yahoogroups.com > >To: Japanese_Language@yahoogroups.com > >Subject: Re: [Japanese_Language] Re: What is "Cabin Fever" in Nihon-go. > >Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 07:44:04 +0000 (GMT) > > > >It is very glad to hear it is familiar with Japanese. > >I think that Japanese and the Japan culture are happy to study because the > >interior is very deep. > >Please study and hold out in the future. > > > >Well, though it moves to the subject. > >Though I also examined by a variety of methods like the dictionary etc… > >I do not think that the word exists either. > >By the way, what meaning is `Cabin fever' in English? > > > > > >Taka > > > > > >kamuininja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >--- In Japanese_Language@yahoogroups.com, "stevemissemiko" > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Konban ha, > > > I'm new to the group - looks interesting. I enjoy studying > > > Japanese. (Nihon-go ha benkyou ga tanoshii desu) Question: Is > >there > > > a word or phrase in Japanese that means the same as "Cabin Fever" > >in > > > english? Thanks, > > > suteebu > > > >As far as I know, the answer to your question is no--there is no > >Japanese word or phrase for "cabin fever". > >I did some searching on the Internet and found "heisho sei > >hatsunetsu" as its equivalent, but there were only three examples. > >Maybe the Japanese don't have cabin fever, so they don't have the > >word for it. > > > >Kamui > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/ > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > > Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! > >Download Messenger Now > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
