病 illness
Also: sick
- On'yomi
- ビョウ
- Kun'yomi
- や-む、やまい
- Strokes
- 10
- JLPT
- N4
- Taught in
- Primary school, year 3
In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): や-む.
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
Remember it
Inside the 疒 sickness shelter lies 丙, a stiff little table holding the patient — you're ill and can't get up.
A common word
- 病気 びょうき illness
Example sentences
これから病院へ行きます。
これからびょういんへいきます。
I'm going to the hospital now.
弟は病気で学校を休みました。
おとうとはびょうきでがっこうをやすみました。
My little brother stayed home from school because he was sick.
Kanji that share a part
疒 is its radical. 18 kanji share it in all.
- 疲 exhausted N3
- 痛 pain N3
- 疫 epidemic N2
- 症 symptom N2
- 痢 diarrhea N2
- 療 heal N2
- 疹 measles N1
- 疾 disease N1