Japanese symbol for “morbidity”
罹病
りびょう
Romaji: ribyou
contraction of a disease; morbidity
In Japanese, morbidity is 罹病, read りびょう (ribyou).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs contraction of a disease; morbidity
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 罹患 | りかん rikan | contraction of a disease |
| 罹る | かかる kakaru | to contract (a disease); to suffer from |
| 罹災 | りさい risai | suffering (from a calamity); affliction |
| 罹災者 | りさいしゃ risaisha | person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim |
| 罹災民 | りさいみん risaimin | victims; sufferers |
| 病院 | びょういん byouin | hospital; clinic; doctor's office |
| 病気 | びょうき byouki | illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; sickness |
| 病状 | びょうじょう byoujou | condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.