NHK「WORLD-JAPAN」さんのインスタグラム写真 - (NHK「WORLD-JAPAN」Instagram)「‘Gogatsubyou’ literally translates as ‘May disease’ but is also known as ‘May blues‘. 💙 It’s not an official medical term but more a social phenomenon. April is the start of Japan’s academic and financial years and for many can be a big upheaval. 📖😟💻 Come May, people can feel a bit depressed from coping with the stress of change and then adjusting to the start of routine life. 😞 This is especially so following the string of national holidays that occur at the end of April, start of May. Here’s how ‘gogatsubyou’ is written in kanji (5月病) and hiragana (go - ご gatsu - がつ byou - びょう). Is there an equivalent of 5月病 where you live? . 👉For more Japanese language learning and 🆓 free video, audio and text resources, visit Learn Japanese on NHK WORLD-JAPAN’s website and click on Easy Japanese.✅ . 👉Tap in Stories/Highlights to get there.👆 . 👉Follow the link in our bio for more on the latest from Japan. . 👉If we’re on your Favorites list you won’t miss a post. . . #5月病 #gogatsubyou #ごがつびょう #mayblues #returntowork #japanesewords #freejapanese #easyjapanese #japaneseonline #kanji #hiragana #japaneselanguage #japanesewriting #日本語 #nihongo #일본어 #japones #japanisch #bahasajepang #ภาษาญี่ปุ่น #日語 #tiếngnhật #japan #nhkworldjapan」5月7日 6時00分