病友

Chinese
 
ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect
 friend
simp. and trad.
(病友)		 病 友

Pronunciation

Noun

病友

  1. wardmate; friend made while staying at a hospital

Japanese
Kanji in this term
病 友
びょう
Grade: 3		 ゆう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Sinitic compound of 病 (byō, “sick”) +‎ 友 (yū, “friend”). Compare Mandarin 病友 (bìng yoǔ, “wardmate; a friend made in hospital”).

Pronunciation

Noun

病友 (hiragana びょうゆう, rōmaji byōyū, historical hiragana びやういう)

  1. a sick friend, a friend who is ill
  2. different people who have the same disease (not necessarily friends)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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