JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
病 means ill, sick. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 10 strokes, read びょう or やむ or やみ. It combines 疒 (trailing sickness, sick radical (no. 104)), which carries the meaning, with 丙, which is there for its sound へい. It appears in 病院 (hospital) and 病気 (illness).
病 is written in 10 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
病 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 病院 | びょういん | hospital |
| 病気 | びょうき | illness |
| 看病 | かんびょう | nursing (a patient) |
丙 tends to carry the sound へい. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 丙 | へい | third class, 3rd |
| 病 | へい | ill, sick |
| 柄 | へい | design, pattern |
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