病気

びょうき

illness

Mnemonic

The sickness has got into the spirit as well as the body. The same びょう as the inn you would rather not be booked into, and my grandfather has one: びょうき.

Built from

病

illness

疒 the sickness radical wrapped round the outside of it, the same one that stands in 痛.

気

spirit, energy

Steam rising off something. The old form had rice giving off vapour.

Words sharing these kanji

病院 hospital 元気 energetic, healthy 気持ち feeling, sensation 気 spirit, temperament 気付く to realize, to notice 空気 atmosphere, air 気分 mood, feeling 本気 seriousness 雰囲気 atmosphere, mood 気配 indication, sign 一気に in one go 平気 calm, all right

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