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.
The radical of the kanji 病 is the sickness radical.
Kanji with the sickness radical include 痛 (pain), 疲 (tired), 療 (heal), and so on.
Standard kanji spelling for the radical name.
Mixed kana spelling, also seen.
Katakana spelling for the たれ part, sometimes used in explanatory contexts.
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.