Meaning

Primary

Illness

Alternative

Disease

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A rapid sickness is an illness or a disease.

Reading

しっぺい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses on'yomi readings, but you haven't seen the へい reading for yet. In fact, this is pretty much the only word it appears in, and on top of that it gets rendaku'd. So here's a mnemonic to help you out:

If you don't treat an illness right away, you might pay (ぺい) with your life. And if you don't die, you'll still have to pay a lot for doctor and hospital fees. Yuck.

Context

Context Sentences

がん、急性心筋梗塞、脳卒中のことを三大疾病といいます。

The three major diseases are cancer, heart attack, and stroke.

Kanji Composition