Word Meaning 患う

わずらう wazurau

患う is read as わずらう (wazurau) and means to be ill.

Meaning

English

  1. to be ill
  2. to suffer from
  3. to worry about
  4. to be concerned about
  5. to have trouble doing ...
  6. to be unable to ...
  7. to fail to ...

Reading

Kana

わずらう

Romaji

wazurau

Writing Variants

  • 煩う わずらう wazurau

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 1197 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

患者

かんじゃ

patient

患部

かんぶ

affected part

患い

わずらい

illness

急患

きゅうかん

emergency case

病患

びょうかん

sickness

疾患

しっかん

disease

内憂外患

ないゆうがいかん

troubles both at home and abroad

罹患

りかん

contracting a disease

Example Sentences

2

I always thought that suffering a heart attack was an omen of death.

Many people suffer from heart disease in Japan, but in Libya those having heart attacks have also increased a lot recently.