病臥

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
びょう
Grade: 3

Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

Appears to be from Middle Chinese compound  / (bˠiæŋH ŋuɑH, literally sick + to lie down).

Pronunciation

Noun

(びょう)() (byōgaびやうぐわ (byaugwa)?

  1. bedriddenness, being bedridden, being sick in bed

Verb

(びょう)()する (byōga suruびやうぐわ (byaugwa)?suru (stem (びょう)() (byōga shi), past (びょう)()した (byōga shita))

  1. to be bedridden, to be sick in bed

Conjugation

References

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