漢字道KANJIDO

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On
Kun
やまい
Meaning
a lingering illness

Origin

ORIGIN

Sickness 疒 with 阿 as phonetic: an illness that drags on.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 宿痾しゅくあ

    a long-standing illness

  • 沈痾ちんあ

    a deep-seated illness

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

宿痾に苦しみながら筆を執る。

Suffering a long-standing illness, they still take up the brush.

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