“Disease” in Japanese
Short answer
Disease in Japanese is “病気” (byouki). Full meaning: illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold), disease, sickness; bad habit, bad behaviour, weakness, failing; crazy, insane, disturbed, sick in the head.
Other ways to say “Disease” in Japanese
疾患
shikkan disease, illness, disorder, condition, ailment
病
byou illness, disease; bad habit, weakness, fault; disease
ディジーズ
dijiizu disease
疾病
shippei illness, disease
病患
byoukan sickness, disease
病魔
byouma demon of ill health, disease
直接死
chokusetsushi direct death, death directly caused by an accident, disease, etc.
やまい
yamai illness, disease; bad habit, weakness, fault; disease
病木
byouki illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold), disease, sickness; bad habit, bad behaviour, weakness, failing; crazy, insane, disturbed, sick in the head
病い
yamai illness, disease; bad habit, weakness, fault; disease
病氣
byouki illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold), disease, sickness; bad habit, bad behaviour, weakness, failing; crazy, insane, disturbed, sick in the head
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