患い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
患
わずら Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
煩い

See also 患う

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) わずらい [wàzúráí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [β̞a̠zɨɾa̠i]

Noun

患(わずら)い • (wazurai) 

1. sickness, illness
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     長(なが)い患(わずら)いの為(ため)に、体(からだ)がすっかり弱(よわ)ってしまった

     Nagai wazurai no tameni , karada ga sukkari yowatte shimatta

     Because of a long illness, the body completely became weak

2. worry, agony

Usage notes

For the illness sense, 患い is used; for the worry sense, 煩い is used.

Synonyms

• 病(びょう)気(き) (byōki)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
患
うれ Grade: S
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 患い – see the following entry.

【うれい】 [noun] fear, misgiving [noun] sadness, gloom, sorrow Alternative spellings 憂い, 愁い

(This term, 患い, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)