็
Illness, Disease
ใ(ใ) (yamu), ใใพใ (yamai)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
The kanji ็ appears in ็ ้ข (byouin), meaning hospital. The roof-like radical at the top is commonly associated with sickness and medical conditions.
Memory Trick
Imagine someone lying in bed with a fever under a blanket. That image of illness helps you remember ็ means 'sickness.'
Readings
Onyomi: ใใงใฆ (byou), ใใค (hei)
Kunyomi: ใ(ใ) (yamu), ใใพใ (yamai)
Example Words
็
ๆฐ
ใณใใใ (byouki)
Illness
็
้ข
ใณใใใใ (byouin)
Hospital
็็
ใใใณใใ (kanbyou)
Nursing a sick person
็
ไบบ
ใณใใใซใ (byounin)
Patient
Example Sentence
็ ๆฐใชใฎใง ๅญฆๆ กใ ไผใฟใพใใ
ใณใใใใชใฎใง ใใฃใใใ ใใใฟใพใใ
byouki na node gakkou o yasumimasu
I will miss school because I am sick.