disease, sickness, illness
On'yomi (音読み)
- ビョウ
- ヘイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- やまい
- やむ
About this kanji
The kanji 病 (びょう, ヘイ) primarily means disease or illness. It is often used in nouns related to health, such as 病気 (びょうき), which means 'illness,' and refers to general sicknesses. Another common compound is 病院 (びょういん), meaning 'hospital,' where people go to receive medical care. Additionally, 病人 (びょうにん) translates to 'sick person,' referring to someone who is unwell. In terms of verb usage, 病 (やまい) can imply suffering from an illness. A useful note is that this kanji often appears in medical and health-related contexts, so it's good to know when discussing health issues.
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Example sentences
彼は病気で休んでいます。
He is resting because he is sick.
Meanings across languages
- English
- disease, sickness, illness
- Tiếng Việt
- bệnh, ốm, tật
- 日本語
- 病, 病気, 病状
- 한국어
- 질병, 아픔
- 中文
- 疾病, 病
- id
- penyakit, sakit
- th
- โรค, ความเจ็บป่วย
- es
- enfermedad, enfermedad
- fr
- maladie, sickness
- de
- Krankheit, Erkrankung
- pt
- doença, doença
Common compounds
- 病気びょうきillness, disease
- 病院びょういんhospital
- 病人びょうにんsick person, patient
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