病人(びょうにん)

びょうにん
noun
sick person; patient
person
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 words

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

Related Words

Compare: 患者(かんじゃ) (patient (medical, formal))
Related: 病気(びょうき) (illness, disease)
Related: 病院(びょういん) (hospital)
Related: 看病(かんびょう) (nursing care)
general
Added 2026.2.3 20:36 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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