JLPT N5 · Noun

病気 (byouki)

病気 (びょうき, byouki) is a Japanese noun meaning “illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: びょうき
Romaji: byouki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; sickness · noun
bad habit; bad behaviour; weakness; failing · noun
crazy; insane; disturbed; sick in the head · noun taking の · colloquial

Example sentences

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

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 病気

ill, sickビョウ・ヘイ・や.む・-や.み · 10 strokes

spirit, mind, airキ・ケ・いき・き · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 病気.

病院びょういんhospital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元気げんきlively天気てんきweather電気でんきelectricity気きspirit気分きぶんfeeling空気くうきair気持ちきもちfeeling天気予報てんきよほうweather forecast

Source: JMdict entry 1490230 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.