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病

Kanji 病: meaning "sickness", readings, stroke order

The kanji 病 means "sickness". On'yomi: ビョウ、ヘイ; kun'yomi: やむ、やまい. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
sickness
On'yomi
ビョウヘイ· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
やむやまい
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 病

  • 病院 びょういん — Hospital
  • 病気 びょうき — Illness
  • 病気 びょうき — Illness / sick
  • 病院 びょういん — Hospital
  • ~病 ~びょう — kind of disease
  • 看病 かんびょう — nursing (a patient)
  • 臆病 おくびょう — cowardice, timidity
  • 病む やむ — to fall ill, to be ill
  • 発病 はつびょう — attack, to become sick

Stroke order · 10 strokes

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  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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