Learn 患 through words used to talk about patients and illness. Connect each reading to a complete word.

The idea

患 has 11 strokes. In 患者（かんじゃ） and 疾患（しっかん）, it is read かん; in 患う（わずらう）, it is read わずら. 病気を患う means to suffer from an illness.

Patterns to compare
WordReadingExample in context
患者かんじゃThe patient is waiting in the examination room.
疾患しっかんShe has suffered from a chronic illness for many years.
患うわずらうMy grandfather has a heart disease.

Examples

  • 患者かんじゃは診察室しんさつしつで待まっています。The patient is waiting in the examination room.
  • 医師いしは患者かんじゃに治療ちりょうを説明せつめいしました。The doctor explained the treatment to the patient.
  • 祖父そふは心臓しんぞうの病気びょうきを患わずらっています。My grandfather has a heart disease.
  • この病院びょういんは多おおくの患者かんじゃを治療ちりょうしています。This hospital treats many patients.
  • 医師いしは患者かんじゃの症状しょうじょうを尋たずねました。The doctor asked about the patient’s symptoms.
  • 彼女かのじょは長年ながねん慢性まんせいの疾患しっかんを患わずらっています。She has suffered from a chronic illness for many years.

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Watch out

患者 is a person receiving medical care; 疾患 is a disease, often in medical or formal contexts. 患う takes を with the illness, not に.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 患者 in hiragana.

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    かんじゃ

    患者 is かんじゃ: 者 refers to a person, so the word means a patient.

  2. Write the reading of 疾患 in hiragana.

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    しっかん

    疾患 is しっかん: the small っ marks a pause before かん; the word means a disease.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: 病気を＿う ［患／串］.

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    患

    患 completes 病気を患う, read びょうきをわずらう, meaning to suffer from an illness.

Use it today

Write 患, then cover the readings and read 患者 and 疾患. Make a sentence using 病気を患う.