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胸を患う (むねをわずらう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, godan verb (-u)
suffer from lung disease ; have lung trouble
A somewhat old-fashioned or literary expression for having a chronic lung condition, especially pulmonary tuberculosis. In modern Japanese, more specific medical terms are usually preferred.
胸むね
を
患わずら
う
者もの
は
、
この
村むら
で
は
昔むかし
多おお
かっ
た
。
In the old days, there were many people in this village who had lung trouble.
Kanji 患 afflicted, disease, suffer from Similar words 肺はい 結けっ 核かく The modern medical term for pulmonary tuberculosis, used in clinical contexts. 胸を患う is a more indirect, traditional expression.
胸むね を 病や む A similar expression meaning to suffer from a chest or lung ailment, but 患う often implies a longer, more serious illness.
Etymology A fixed phrase combining 胸 (chest) and 患う (to be ill with). The expression reflects a traditional, indirect way of referring to lung diseases, especially tuberculosis, which was historically stigmatized.
