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    3. 持病

    持病

    持じ病びょう

    chronic disease

    KMT7News #18+1NounMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab19 strokes

    じびょう

    Noun

    1.
    chronic disease, chronic illness, old complaint
    2.
    bad habit, intractable habit

    Stroke 0 / 19

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    彼かれには持じ病びょうがある。

    He has a chronic illness.

    KMT5Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    持じ病びょうが悪あっ化かして入にゅう院いんした。

    My chronic illness worsened, and I was hospitalized.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    持じ病びょうと上じょう手ずに付つき合あいながら、健けん康こう的てきな生せい活かつを送おくっている。

    I am living a healthy life while managing my chronic illness well.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    持じ病びょうの治ち療りょうのため、定てい期き的てきに病びょう院いんに通かよっている。

    I go to the hospital regularly for the treatment of my chronic illness.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    彼かれの遅ち刻こく癖へきは、もはや持じ病びょうのようなものだ。

    His habit of being late is almost like a chronic illness.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    持
    も.つ・-も.ち・も.てる…(3)
    hold・have
    病
    や.む・-や.み・やまい…(2)
    ill・sick
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