Meaning

Primary

Infectious Disease

Alternatives

Plague, Epidemic

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

An epidemic of sickness is going to come from an infectious disease. Perhaps a plague or epidemic of some kind?

Reading

えきびょう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

その村の人々は、全員疫病で亡くなりました。

Everyone in that village died from the plague.

Kanji Composition