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病

Kanji · JLPT N4 · Body and health

病 Ill, Sick

On'yomi Chinese-derived reading

びょう、へい

Mostly used when 病 combines with other kanji in compound words.

Kun'yomi native Japanese reading

やむ、-やみ、やまい

Mostly used when 病 stands alone; the lighter kana are written after the kanji.

Strokes
10
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary year 3
Frequency
#384

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Kanji readings, meanings and frequency from KANJIDIC2, © Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. JLPT levels from Jonathan Waller's JLPT resources (CC BY).