I'm not feeling well, so I plan to go to the hospital tomorrow.
病
ill, sick
Kanji
Grade
Grade 3
Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
疒部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ビョウ, ヘイ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
やむ, -やみ, やまい
Common Readings
ビョウ, ヘイ, やまい, や…む
Example sentences
You should go to the hospital early.
He was absent from school because of illness.
My grandfather passed away from illness last year.
He is afflicted with a serious illness.
He fell ill halfway through his journey.
My grandfather's hospital room is always decorated with many flowers.
He has a timid personality and is not good at trying new things.
I nursed my sick child all night long.
I stayed up all night with the sick person.
Example Vocabulary
病院
hospital; clinic
病気
illness; sickness; disease
病
illness; disease; bad habit
病室
hospital room; sickroom
臆病
cowardice; timidity; timid; cowardly
看病
nursing (a patient); caring for the sick
病人
sick person; patient
気に病む
to worry about; to fret; to be bothered by
病
illness; disease; bad habit
病気になる
to fall ill; to get sick
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