病垂れ
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 病 | 垂 |
| やまい Grade: 3 |
た > だ Grade: 6 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 疒 |
Etymology
病 (yamai, “disease”) + 垂れ (tare, “hanging down”). The tare changes to dare as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
病垂れ • (yamaidare) ←やまひだれ (yamafidare)?
- the kanji component 疒, used with characters relating to disease