しゃっくり（しゃっくり、shaっkuri）
- hiccup

しゃっくり means "hiccup" in English. It refers to the involuntary spasm of the diaphragm, causing a sudden intake of breath and a characteristic "hic" sound. しゃっくり is a noun.

⚫︎ 赤ちゃんがしゃっくりをしています。 Translation: The baby has hiccups. ⚫︎ しゃっくりが止まらない。 Translation: I can't stop hiccuping. ⚫︎ 食べすぎでしゃっくりが出た。 Translation: I got hiccups from overeating.

• You use しゃっくり to describe the act or the condition of having hiccups. • It's used in both formal and informal conversations. • You can use it to describe your own hiccups or someone else's.

• しゃっくり is typically written in hiragana. • There is no kanji for しゃっくり. • No variations in okurigana.

There are no direct synonyms for "hiccup" in Japanese, as しゃっくり is the most commonly used term.

There are no direct antonyms for しゃっくり. However, the opposite could be not having hiccups, which you would describe with a phrase like: しゃっくりが出ない (I don't have hiccups).

急にしゃっくりが出て、びっくりした。 ・Translation: I was surprised when I suddenly got hiccups. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the sudden onset of hiccups and the surprise that followed.

水一杯飲んだら、しゃっくりが止まった。 ・Translation: My hiccups stopped after I drank a glass of water. ・Explanation: This sentence describes a common remedy for hiccups.

The etymology of しゃっくり is not definitively known, but it's likely onomatopoeic, mimicking the sound of a hiccup. The repeated "しゃ" sound reflects the repetitive nature of the action.