患う
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 患う
1
to be ill; to suffer from
Examples
彼は最近、うつ病を患い、仕事に支障が出ている。
He has been suffering from depression recently, which is interfering with his work.
Kanji in this Word
患
11 strokes
Frequency: 796
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
afflicted
disease
suffer from
be ill
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
わずら.う
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
くろ
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