病やむ

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

fall ill; be ill

Intransitive use for becoming or being ill. Compared with 病気になる, it often sounds more written, serious, or reflective.

• 祖そ父ふは晩ばん年ねん、長ながく病やんでいた。

  My grandfather was ill for a long time in his later years.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

suffer from; have something wrong with

Transitive use with a disease or body part as the object, as in 肺を病む or 胃を病む. It is less everyday than 病気になる and often implies a lingering or serious condition.

• 彼かれは若わかいころに肺はいを病やんだ。

  He suffered from a lung illness when he was young.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

be depressed; feel mentally unwell; have mental health issues

Colloquial mental-health use, often seen in forms such as メンタルを病む or 病んでいる. It can sound casual or blunt, so use care when talking about someone else's mental health.

• 仕し事ごとのストレスで、彼かれはメンタルを病やんでしまった。

  The stress from work left him mentally unwell.

• 最さい近きん、少すこし病やんでいる気きがする。

  I feel like I've been a bit depressed lately.