“Sickness” or “Illness” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “病”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “病” means “Anxiety”, “Defect” or “Disease” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “病”

Jouyou Kanji “病” Stroke Order
| Stroke # |
10 Strokes |
| On-Yomi |
びょう(byou) |
| へい(hei) |
| Kun-Yomi |
やまい(yamai) |
| や(む)(ya(mu)) |
| Meanings |
Get ill, Sickness, Illness, Disease |
| Anxiety |
| Defect, Fault |
| Droop, Wither |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “病”, and their meanings
| Words |
Meanings |
| 病因(びょういん-byo u i n) |
Cause of a disease, Etiology, Pathogenesis, Nosogenesis |
| 病院(びょういん-byo u i n) |
Hospital, Clinic, Doctor’s office, Infirmary |
| 病家(びょうか-byo u ka) |
Patient’s house |
| 病臥(びょうが-byo u ga) |
Being ill in bed |
| 病患(びょうかん-byo u ka n) |
Sickness, Disease |
| 病間(びょうかん-byo u ka n) |
Period of illness |
| 病気(びょうき-byo u ki) |
Disease, Sickness, Illness |
| 病菌(びょうきん-byo u ki n) |
Pathogenic bacteria, Germ, Pathogen, Disease germ |
| 病苦(びょうく-byo u ku) |
Pain of sickness |
| 病躯(びょうく-byo u ku) |
Sick body, Sickly constitution |
| 病欠(びょうけつ-byo u ke tsu) |
Absence due to sickness, Sickness absence, Sick leave |
| 病原(びょうげん-byo u ge n) |
Origin of an illness, Cause of a disease, Pathogenesis, Etiology |
| 病原体 or 病源体(びょうげんたい-byo u ge n ta i) |
Pathogen, Causative agent of illness, Etiological agent, Disease germ |
| 病後(びょうご-byo u go) |
Convalescence, After an illness |
| 病根(びょうこん-byo u ko n) |
① Cause of disease, ② Root of an evil |
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