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])^[1]
IPA^(key): [β̞a̠zɨɾa̠i]

Noun

患(わずら)い • (wazurai) ^{←わずらひ (wazurafi)^?}

sickness, illness
- 2007, 新時代日漢辭典 / 新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局 / 大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
  
  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
煩い: 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)

Verb

患(わずら)い • (wazurai) ^{←わずらひ (wazurafi)^?}

stem or continuative form of わずらう (wazurau) [godan]

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.)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN