Kanji
N2 11 strokes Grade 8 freq #796

afflicted, disease, suffer from, be ill

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

heart kokoro

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

patient
disease; illness
affected part; diseased part
sickness; disease
emergency case
troubles both at home and abroad
contraction of a disease

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to be ill; to suffer from

Example sentences

He is not a patient but a doctor in this hospital.

A new study suggests that hospital records for patients older than 65 are often incorrect, which may lead to serious treatment errors.

He has suffered through a long period of illness.

These days few people suffer from tuberculosis.