JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 11

病 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

illness

On
ヘイhei ビョウbyou
Kun
やまいyamai やむyamu やみyami

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

12345678910
病10 strokes

How to write 病: stroke order

病 has 10 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

病 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 病 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 病

The parts 病 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 疒

    Radical

  • 丙

    third in a traditional sequence

More kanji in this chapter

JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 11