Character Info
| Property |
Value |
| Kanji |
病 |
| Strokes |
10 |
| Radical |
疒 (sickness radical) |
| JLPT Level |
N4 |
Readings
| Type |
Japanese |
Romaji |
| On-yomi |
ビョウ、ヘイ |
byō, hei |
| Kun-yomi |
や・む、やまい |
ya-mu, yamai |
Vocabulary
| Word |
Reading |
Romaji |
English |
| 病院 |
びょういん |
byōin |
hospital |
| 病気 |
びょうき |
byōki |
illness, sickness |
| 病人 |
びょうにん |
byōnin |
sick person |
| 看病 |
かんびょう |
kanbyō |
nursing (sick person) |
| 疾病 |
しっぺい |
shippei |
disease (formal) |
Stroke Order
1-5. Outer sickness radical 疒. 6-10. Inner 丙 (third, bright).
Mnemonic
The sickness radical (疒, a person on a bed) with 丙 inside — you're laid up in bed with an illness.
Common Confusion Pairs
| Confused With |
How to Distinguish |
| 疲 (fatigue) |
Both have 疒 radical; 病 has 丙 inside; 疲 has 皮 |
| 痛 (pain) |
痛 has 甬 inside; 病 has 丙 |