Meaning of 病 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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病JLPT 1
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Kana Readingやまい
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Romajiyamai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- illness; disease
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Example Sentences
病, やまい used in context
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王を得た麒麟もまた寿命を持たない生き物だが、この病ばかりは治癒の方法がない。
A qilin with a king too has no limit on its lifespan, but this illness alone admits of no remedy.
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恋は悲しみに満ちた病であり、あらゆる治療をも薬をも受け付けない。
Love is a sickness full of woes, All remedies refusing.
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Care killed a cat.
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There is no easy cure-all for old economic ills.
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私は１週間病だったので、仕事の遅れを取り戻すのにあらゆる努力を払っている。
Since I was sick for a week, I am making every possible effort to catch up.
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Nearly all men die of their remedies, and not of their illness.
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