noun
sickness radical; illness radical
Refers to the kanji radical 疒, which appears in characters related to illness or medical conditions. Used in discussions of kanji structure.
「病」という漢字の部首は病垂れです。
The radical of the kanji 病 is the sickness radical.
病垂れが付く漢字には「痛」「疲」「療」などがあります。
Kanji with the sickness radical include 痛 (pain), 疲 (tired), 療 (heal), and so on.
部首 is the general term for a kanji radical. 病垂れ is the specific name for the 疒 radical.
Compound of 病 (やまい, illness) and 垂れ (たれ, hanging), referring to the shape of the radical 疒 which hangs down from the top-left.