afflicted, disease, suffer from, be ill
On'yomi (音読み)
- カン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- わずら.う
About this kanji
The kanji 患 means to be afflicted or to suffer from a disease. It is often used as a noun or verb. A common noun is 患者 (かんじゃ), which means patient, referring to someone receiving medical care. Another important compound is 疾患 (しっかん), meaning disease, which is used in medical contexts. The verb 患う (わずらう) means to be ill or to suffer from an illness. This kanji often appears in medical settings, so if you plan on studying health-related topics, it will come up frequently. Remember, its relevance extends to discussions about health and illness, making it quite practical.
Example sentences
彼は重い病を患っている。
He is suffering from a serious illness.
Meanings across languages
- English
- afflicted, disease, suffer from, be ill
- Tiếng Việt
- bị bệnh, bệnh, khổ sở, ốm
- 日本語
- 苦しむ, 病気, 悩む
- 한국어
- 아프다, 병, 괴로워하다, 아프다
- 中文
- 患病, 疾病, 受苦, 生病
- id
- terkena
- th
- ป่วย
- es
- afligido
- fr
- affligé
- de
- erkrankt
- pt
- afetado
Common compounds
- 患者かんじゃpatient
- 疾患しっかんdisease, illness, disorder
- 患うわずらうto be ill, to suffer from
- 患部かんぶaffected part, diseased part, wound
- 病患びょうかんsickness, disease
- 急患きゅうかんemergency case
- 罹患りかんcontraction of a disease
- 内憂外患ないゆうがいかんtroubles both at home and abroad
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