病臥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
びょう
Grade: 3

Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Etymology

Appears to be from Middle Chinese compound (bˠiæŋH ŋuɑH, literally sick + to lie down).

Pronunciation

Noun

病臥 (hiragana びょうが, rōmaji byōga, historical hiragana びやうぐわ)

  1. bedriddenness, being bedridden, being sick in bed

Verb

病臥する (suru conjugation, hiragana びょうがする, rōmaji byōga suru, historical hiragana びやうぐわする)

  1. to be bedridden, to be sick in bed

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.