Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to fall ill.

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to suffer from (e.g. a disease), to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
病む やむ

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)