病人(びょうにん)

びょうにん
noun
sick person; patient
1. sick person; patient
A person who is ill or suffering from a disease.
病人(びょうにん)を看病(かんびょう)する。
To nurse a sick person.
病人(びょうにん)に優(やさ)しく接(せっ)する。
To treat a sick person kindly.
病人(びょうにん)が増(ふ)えている。
The number of sick people is increasing.

病人(びょうにん) refers to a sick person or patient.

USAGE:

  • More general than 患者(かんじゃ) (patient in a medical facility)
  • Can refer to anyone who is ill, not necessarily hospitalized

RELATED TERMS:

  • 患者(かんじゃ): patient (formal, medical term)
  • 病気(びょうき): illness, disease
  • 病院(びょういん): hospital
  • 看病(かんびょう): nursing care

COUNTER: 人(にん) or 名(めい) (for counting people)

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Added 2026.2.3 20:36
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