重じゅう病びょう人にん

noun

seriously ill person; person with a serious illness

Refers to a person suffering from a severe or life-threatening illness. Often used in medical or caregiving contexts.

• 彼かれは重じゅう病びょう人にんなので、面めん会かいは家か族ぞくだけに限かぎられている。

  He is a seriously ill patient, so visits are limited to family only.

• 重じゅう病びょう人にんを看かん護ごするのは精せい神しん的てきにも大たい変へんだ。

  Nursing a seriously ill person is mentally demanding as well.