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病
sick · illness · disease
N4On: びょうKun: やまい、やむ
Memory Aid
Imagine the 'sickness' radical (疒) as a bed with a roof, sheltering a person who is unwell. The '丙' component inside could represent the person lying down, sick.
Vocabulary
病気びょうきillness, sickness
病院びょういんhospital
病人びょうにんsick person, patient
病むやむto get sick, to be ill
Example Sentences
彼は病気で学校を休みました。
He was sick and absent from school.
病院へ行かなければなりません。
I have to go to the hospital.
最近、体が病んでいます。
Recently, my body has been feeling unwell.
彼はまだ病室にいます。
He is still in his hospital room.