Word Meaning 万病の元

まんびょうのもと mambyou no moto

万病の元 is read as まんびょうのもと (mambyou no moto) and means source of all kinds of diseases.

Meaning

English

  1. source of all kinds of diseases

Reading

Kana

まんびょうのもと

Romaji

mambyou no moto

Writing Variants

  • 万病のもと まんびょうのもと mambyounomoto

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 111076 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

風邪は万病の元

かぜはまんびょうのもと

a cold can lead to all sorts of illnesses

万病

まんびょう

all kinds of sicknesses

万病薬

まんびょうやく

cure-all

目元千両口元万両

めもとせんりょうくちもとまんりょう

(woman with) beautiful eyes and mouth

万事

ばんじ

all

万物

ばんぶつ

all things

万世

ばんせい

all ages

万分の一

まんぶんのいち

one ten-thousandth

万死一生

ばんしいっしょう

advancing in the face of death

万方

ばんぽう

many lands

万力

まんりき

cargo net

万場

まんじょう

all (present)

Example Sentences

2

A cold often leads to all kinds of disease.

What if you make yourself ill? An unbalanced diet leads to all kinds of sicknesses.