Word Meaning 病む

やむ yamu

病む is read as やむ (yamu) and means to fall ill.

Meaning

English

  1. to fall ill
  2. to suffer from (e.g. a disease)
  3. to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

Reading

Kana

やむ

Romaji

yamu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 7275 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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病院

びょういん

hospital

病気

びょうき

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold)

病人

びょうにん

sick person

病室

びょうしつ

sickroom

病死

びょうし

death from disease

病理

びょうり

pathology

病名

びょうめい

name of a disease

やまい

illness

病後

びょうご

convalescence

病状

びょうじょう

patient's condition

病弱

びょうじゃく

weak (constitution)

病苦

びょうく

pain of sickness