患

afflicted, disease, suffer from, be ill

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

わずら.う

Nanori (名乗り)

くろ

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:11

JLPT:N2

Frequency:796

Vocabulary

カン

Word	Reading	Meaning
患部	カンブ	affected part; diseased part; wound
急患	キュウカン	emergency case
内憂外患	ナイユウガイカン	troubles both at home and abroad
罹患	リカン	contraction of a disease
病患	ビョウカン	sickness; disease

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
患う	わずらう	to be ill; to suffer from
患者	かんじゃ	patient
疾患	しっかん	disease; illness; disorder; condition; ailment
患える	うれえる	to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
患い	うれい	sorrow; grief; anguish; distress; anxiety; worry; trouble; affliction; fear; misgivings

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