病 (やまい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

病 (やまい) means illness / disease / sickness.

See example sentences below.

病 at a glance

病

やまいyamai

N1noun

illness / disease / sickness

病やまいyamaiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

illness / disease / sickness

Example 1

彼は重い病にかかっている。

Translation

He is suffering from a serious illness.

Example 2

病のせいで仕事を休んだ。

Translation

I took time off work because of illness.