expression, noun or verb acting predominately

  1. sick, ill, ailing.

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

Archaism.
  1. to hurt, to ache.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
病める やめる
 
 
痛める やめる

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)