THE KANJI · N4 · 10 strokes
Ill ; Sick
Readings on: ビョウ・ヘイ
Kun readings: や.む・-や.み・やまい
病気 — disease
Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).
Two-word kanji
Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.
- 病院 — Hospital Word card → Source
- 病気 — disease; mania Word card → Source
- 熱病 — fever Source
- 重病 — serious disease Source
- 急病 — sudden illness Source
- 病床 — bed (of patient) Source