Eighth graders learn to talk about health (けんこう, kenkō) in Japanese — びょうき (byōki, sickness), ねつ (netsu, fever), あたまがいたい (atama ga itai, headache). These words help them explain how they feel at a doctor’s (いしゃ, isha) or hospital.
Students will be able to…
If you felt sick in Japan, how would you say what’s wrong? Let’s learn health words.
Project this and match each Japanese health word to its meaning — tap the word, then tap the meaning.
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If you felt sick in Japan, how would you explain? Let’s learn health words.
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-High).
Interpersonal: explain how you feel.
Interpretive: understand health words.
Connect to health.
Compare health expressions.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students say what hurts in Japanese (like “Atama ga itai”). A printable Japanese health sheet is in the World Languages library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.