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What is the Kanji for 'Illness'? | 病

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Illness', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Illness' is 病.

    kanji

    病

    Meaning

    Illness

    Reading

    kunyomiや

    ya

    やまい

    yamai

    onyomiびょう

    byou

    Parts

    丙Third, Third class 疒Sick

    Example Word

    病気: illness. The Japanese verbal noun '病気 (びょうき)' means 'illness' or 'disease'. It refers to a state of poor health or a specific medical condition. This word is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to describe physical or mental health issues. For example: He has a serious illness「彼は重い病気です」(かれはおもいびょうきです). I caught a cold and got sick「風邪をひいて病気になりました」(かぜをひいてびょうきになりました). It can also be used metaphorically to describe societal or systemic issues, such as 'the illness of society' (社会の病気, しゃかいのびょうき).

    Radical

    疒

    Stroke Count

    10

    JLPT

    N4

    Grade

    3

    Frequency

    249

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 病

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    丙

    Meaning

    Third, Third class

    radical

    疒

    Meaning

    Sick

Words Using 病

This kanji is used in 9 words:

    word

    病気

    Meaning

    Illness

    word

    病室

    Meaning

    Hospital room

    word

    病院

    Meaning

    Hospital

    word

    病

    Meaning

    Disease

    word

    看病

    Meaning

    Nursing

    word

    急病

    Meaning

    Sudden illness

    word

    病人

    Meaning

    Sick person

    word

    臆病

    Meaning

    Cowardly

    word

    病死

    Meaning

    Illness, Death

Kanji Related to 病 Through the Part 疒

These 14 kanji contain the part 疒 as well.

    kanji

    癖

    Meaning

    Habit

    kanji

    痩

    Meaning

    Thin

    kanji

    瘍

    Meaning

    Swelling, Carbuncle

    kanji

    癒

    Meaning

    Heal, Healing

    kanji

    症

    Meaning

    Symptom

    kanji

    療

    Meaning

    Cure, Heal

    kanji

    痘

    Meaning

    Smallpox, Pox

    kanji

    疾

    Meaning

    Rapidly, Disease

    kanji

    痢

    Meaning

    Diarrhea, Diarrhoea

    kanji

    痕

    Meaning

    Mark, Foot print

    kanji

    痴

    Meaning

    Stupid

    kanji

    疫

    Meaning

    Epidemic

    kanji

    疲

    Meaning

    Tire, Exhausted

    kanji

    痛

    Meaning

    Pain

Learn the Kanji 病

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 病 mean?

病 means 'Illness'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N4 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.