病 – ill, sick

10 strokesTaught in grade 3#384 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 病 means ill, sick. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ビョウ、ヘイ (byou, hei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is や.む、-や.み、やまい (yamu, yami, yamai). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 疒 (no. 104).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ビョウ	byou
On’yomi	ヘイ	hei
Kun’yomi	や.む	yamu
Kun’yomi	-や.み	yami
Kun’yomi	やまい	yamai

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 疒 (Kangxi radical 104). Components: 一・人・冂・疔.

Words using 病

病院びょういんhospital病気びょうきillness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold)看病かんびょうnursing (a patient)病びょうdisease臆病おくびょうcowardly病むやむto fall ill発病はつびょうonset of an illness

Example sentences

この近くに病院はありますか。

Is there a hospital near here?

Tatoeba #222301

あなたの病気がよくなることを願っています。

I hope you'll get well soon.

Tatoeba #233045

医者は病気の老人を看病して夜を明かした。

The doctor sat up all night with the sick old man.

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Kanji with the same radical

療痛症疲痴癖痢癌痩痺

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