Kanji 病: "ill, sick"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 病

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 病びょう気きillness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; sickness · bad habit; bad behaviour; weakness; failing
• 病びょう院いんhospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery
• 病やまいillness; disease · bad habit; weakness; fault
• 臆おく病びょうcowardly; timid; easily frightened
• 病びょう人にんsick person; patient; invalid
• 看かん病びょうnursing (a patient)
• 病びょう気きになるto fall ill; to be taken ill
• 病びょう室しつsickroom; hospital room; ward
• 病びょうdisease
• 病やむto fall ill · to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
• 気きに病やむto worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
• 臆おく病びょう者ものcoward; wimp

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