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Kotomora

患

afflicted, disease, suffer from, be ill

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • カン

Kun'yomi

  • わずら.う

Nanori

  • くろ

Meaning

患 centers on being burdened by something harmful: afflicted by disease, suffering from illness, or being in a state of ill health.

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Etymology

患 combines 串 (a skewer or something piercing) with 心 (heart), suggesting a heart pierced by worry or illness. The modern form preserves this idea of affliction.

Meaning mnemonic

The top part 串 looks like a skewer piercing through something, and the bottom is 心 (heart). Imagine a heart being pierced by a skewer of sickness, causing suffering and disease.

Reading mnemonic

For カン, picture a can of medicine that you desperately need when afflicted by illness: can -> カン, and the medicine soothes the pierced heart.