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病
noun

illness, disease

B2

(やまい)病気。

illness, disease

やまい

B2Upper-Intermediate

B2

長い病を乗り越え、ようやく仕事に復帰した。

After overcoming a long illness, I was finally able to return to work.

B1

長い闘病の苦しみを、家族がそばで支え続けた。

The family continued to support him through the suffering of a long illness.

B2

長く心を病んでいた時期の経験を、本人が静かに語った。

They spoke quietly about the period when they had suffered from mental illness for a long time.

B2

歯垢を放置すると、虫歯や歯周病の原因になる。

If plaque is left on the teeth, it can cause cavities and gum disease.

C

長い闘病の末、本人には死を静かに受け入れるような諦観が見られた。

After a long struggle with illness, the person seemed to have developed a calm acceptance of death.

C

古い文学作品では、精神を病んだ人物を「狂人」と呼ぶ表現が見られる。

Older literary works sometimes use the term “madman” for a person with mental illness.