Japanese symbol for “sickly”
病弱
びょうじゃく
Romaji: byoujaku
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
In Japanese, sickly is 病弱, read びょうじゃく (byoujaku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sickly”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ひ弱 | ひよわ hiyowa | weak; delicate; sickly |
| 多病 | たびょう tabyou | sickly; delicate constitution |
| ひ弱い | ひよわい hiyowai | weak; sickly |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 病人 | びょうにん byounin | sick person; patient; invalid |
| 病室 | びょうしつ byoushitsu | sickroom; hospital room; ward |
| 看病 | かんびょう kanbyou | nursing (a patient) |
| 弱い | よわい yowai | weak; frail; delicate |
| 弱点 | じゃくてん jakuten | weak point; weakness; shortcoming |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sickly”.
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