患い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
患
わずら
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
煩い
See also 患う

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

患(わずら)い • (wazurai) 

  1. sickness, illness
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典／新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局／大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      長(なが)い患(わずら)いの為(ため)に、体(からだ)がすっかり弱(よわ)ってしまった
      Nagai wazurai no tameni , karada ga sukkari yowatte shimatta
      Because of a long illness, the body completely became weak
  2. worry, agony
Usage notes

For the illness sense, 患い is used; for the worry sense, 煩い is used.

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
患
うれ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 患い – see the following entry.
【うれい】
fear, misgiving
sadness, gloom, sorrow
Alternative spellings
憂い, 愁い
(This term, 患い, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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