病む (やむ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

病む (やむ) means to fall ill / to be sick.

See example sentences below.

病む at a glance

病む

やむyamu

N1verb

to fall ill / to be sick

病むやむyamuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to fall ill / to be sick

Example 1

彼は長い間病んでいた。

Translation

He was ill for a long time.

Example 2

心を病む人もいる。

Translation

Some people suffer mental illness.