Kanji

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

病院 びょういん
体調 悪い ので 明日 病院 行く つもり

I'm not feeling well, so I plan to go to the hospital tomorrow.

方がいい ほうがいい
早め 病院 行った 方がいい です

You should go to the hospital early.

病気 びょうき
病気 学校 休んだ

He was absent from school because of illness.

死ぬ しぬ
祖父 去年 病気 死んだ

My grandfather passed away from illness last year.

やまい
重い 冒されている

He is afflicted with a serious illness.

半ば なかば
半ば 倒れた

He fell ill halfway through his journey.

病室 びょうしつ
祖父 病室 いつも たくさん 飾られている

My grandfather's hospital room is always decorated with many flowers.

臆病 おくびょう
臆病 性格 新しい こと 挑戦 する 苦手

He has a timid personality and is not good at trying new things.

看病 かんびょう
風邪 引いた 子供 一晩中 看病した

I nursed my sick child all night long.

病人 びょうにん
病人 付き添って 一晩中 起きていた

I stayed up all night with the sick person.

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