Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be taken ill, to be addicted to, to become absorbed in, to give oneself up (to).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
病み付く やみつく
 
 
 
病みつく やみつく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ill, sick
ビョウ やまい や.む (3rd, N4)
trailing sickness, sick radical (no. 104)
ダク ニャク ソウ
third class, 3rd, 3rd calendar sign
ひのえ ヘイ (9th, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
inside, within, between
ナイ うち ダイ (2nd, N3)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
adhere, attach, refer to
つ.ける フ -づけ (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)