Quick answer
患 is the kanji for "to be ill". The most common reading is わずら.う (wazurau). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.
Meaning
to be ill
Also : Disease · Afflicted · to suffer from
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
11 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 患 represents 'AFFLICTED'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of afflicted.
On-reading: かん — remember this sound by associating it with afflicted. Kun-reading: わずら.う.
Example Sentences
入院患者の回復を助けるために、看護師が懸命に働いています。
にゅういんかんじゃのかいふくをたすけるために、かんごしがけんめいにはたらいています。
In order to help inpatients recover, nurses are working hard.
心臓病患者の数が増えているため、予防医学が注目されています。
しんぞうびょうかんじゃのかずがふえているため、よぼういがくがちゅうもくされています。
Since the number of heart disease patients is increasing, preventive medicine is drawing attention.
Vocabulary using 患
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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