Memory phrase for the Kanji: 病


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Meaning

sick, illness

Pronunciation

BYŌ, HEI
yamu, yamai

Explanation

Outside: sickness, disease (An ice--cold building 广 makes sick), below: No.3, third (One outside and two λ inside makes 3)

Mnemonic

A disease where every third person gets sick.

Radicals

illness, disease
third, 3rd, number 3Understand λ as two lines: One outside, two λ inside makes 3.
inside
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Vocabulary

 病む  やむ  to fall ill, to be ill
 病気  びょうき  illness, disease, sickness
 病院  びょういん  hospital
 糖尿病  とうにょうびょう  diabetes mellitus
 仮病  けびょう  feigned illness
 胃病  いびょう  stomach trouble
 発病  はつびょう  attack (disease)
 看病  かんびょう  nursing (a patient)
 臆病  おくびょう  cowardice/timidity

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