Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 闘病(とうびょう) in Japanese

闘病
Kana Reading
とうびょう
Romaji
tōbyō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    fighting against an illness
    Example sentence
    「直る見込みは?」「システム開発チームのシュバイシェン博士現在闘病ためもう暫くと・・・」 Prospects for repair? "Prof. Shubaishen, the leader of the system development team, is presently unwell so we think it will take a while longer ..."

Examples of 闘病, とうびょう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

18 strokes

fight, war

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: たたか.う, あらそ.う

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JLPT 4

10 strokes

ill, sick

On'Yomi: ビョウ, ヘイ

Kun'Yomi: や.む, -や.み, やまい

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