How do you say "I have a fever" in Japanese?

Name: 38C in Japan and Now Your Forehead's on Fire. Say This at the Drugstore.
Uploaded: 2026-07-24T06:00:58Z
Duration: 51 s
Description: Learn to say 熱があります (netsu ga arimasu) — I have a fever. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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38C in Japan and Now Your Forehead's on Fire. Say This at the Drugstore.

To say I have a fever in Japanese, say 熱があります (netsu ga arimasu).

It's 38 degrees outside, and now it's 38 on your forehead too. At a Japanese drugstore, one sentence gets you help fast.

熱があります netsu ga arimasu I have a fever

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In this video

熱があります。 netsu ga arimasu. I have a fever.
すみません、熱があります。 sumimasen, netsu ga arimasu. Excuse me, I have a fever.

Why this phrase

A drugstore or clinic counter in peak summer. Kofuku teaches the fever phrase, distinct from feeling nauseous (kibun ga warui) and from heatstroke (netchuushou). One clear takeaway, even English and Japanese.