Word Meaning 闘病

とうびょう toubyou

闘病 is read as とうびょう (toubyou) and means fighting against an illness.

Meaning

English

  1. fighting against an illness

Reading

Kana

とうびょう

Romaji

toubyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 13678 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

闘病生活

とうびょうせいかつ

one's life under medical treatment

闘う

たたかう

to compete (against)

闘争

とうそう

fight

闘志

とうし

fighting spirit

闘士

とうし

fighter (for)

闘牛

とうぎゅう

fighting bull

闘争心

とうそうしん

belligerence

闘技場

とうぎじょう

arena

闘気

とうき

fighting spirit

闘球

とうきゅう

rugby

闘構え

とうがまえ

kanji "fighting" radical

闘構え

たたかいがまえ

kanji "fighting" radical

Example Sentences

3

My husband passed away after having fought against his illness for a long time.

A year after saying those words, she succumbed to the illness she had been fighting.

"Prospects for repair?" "Prof. Shubaishen, the leader of the system development team, is presently unwell so we think it will take a while longer ..."