病 気(びょうき)

びょうき

noun

illness, disease

1. illness, sickness, disease

A condition that impairs normal physical or mental functions. Can range from minor to serious.

彼(かれ)は病気(びょうき)です。

He is sick.

病気(びょうき)で学校(がっこう)を休(やす)みました。

I was absent from school due to illness.

病気(びょうき)が治(なお)って良(よ)かったです。

I'm glad your illness got better.

病気(びょうき)になったら、早(はや)く病院(びょういん)に行(い)った方(ほう)がいい。

If you get sick, it's better to go to the hospital early.

友達(ともだち)が病気(びょうき)で学校(がっこう)を休(やす)んでいるので、心配(しんぱい)しています。

I'm worried because my friend is absent from school due to illness.

病気(びょうき) refers to illness or disease, covering both minor and serious conditions.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

病気(びょうき)になる: to get sick
病気(びょうき)が治(なお)る: to recover from illness
病気(びょうき)で休(やす)む: to be absent due to illness

CONTRAST WITH けが:

病気(びょうき): illness (internal causes)
けが: injury (external causes)

RELATED VOCABULARY:

病院(びょういん): hospital
病人(びょうにん): sick person
入院(にゅういん): hospitalization
通院(つういん): outpatient visits

Related Words

Antonym: 元気(げんき) (healthy, well, energetic)

Contrast: けが (injury (external cause))

Synonym: 病(やまい) (illness (literary))

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Added 2026.1.7 21:42 · Revised 2026.6.12 10:39

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