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    3. 病む

    病む

    病やむ​

    to fall ill

    N1KMT8News #26+1CoreMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab13 strokes

    やむ

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to fall ill

    Verb, Transitive

    2.
    to suffer from (e.g. a disease), to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

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    彼かれは最さい近きん、心こころを病やんでいるようだ。

    He seems to have been suffering from a mental illness recently.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthEmotions & Psychology
    多おおくの人ひとがストレスで胃いを病やんでいる。

    Many people suffer from stomach problems due to stress.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthEmotions & Psychology
    肺はいを病やむと、呼こ吸きゅうが困こん難なんになる。

    When one's lungs are diseased, breathing becomes difficult.

    KMT8Medicine & Health
    彼かれは長なが年ねん、持じ病びょうを病やんで苦くるしんでいる。

    He has been suffering from a chronic illness for many years.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    社しゃ会かい全ぜん体たいが、深ふかい問もん題だいを病やんでいる。

    Society as a whole is suffering from deep-seated problems.

    KMT9Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    病
    や.む・-や.み・やまい…(2)
    ill・sick
    Kanji
    む
    mu
    Kana
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