病む (やむ) — to fall ill, to be sick, to suffer
病む
to fall ill
Frequency #9092
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
2 characters
godan verb (-mu)
intransitive
transitive
yamu
やむ
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
やむ[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- to fall ill
- to be sick
- to suffer
Verb forms
| Meaning | Plain | Polite |
|---|---|---|
| Present |
病む やむ |
病みます やみます |
| Present negative |
病まない やまない |
病みません やみません |
| Past |
病んだ やんだ |
病みました やみました |
| Past negative |
病まなかった やまなかった |
病みませんでした やみませんでした |
| Te-form |
病んで やんで |
病みまして やみまして |
| Potential |
病める やめる |
病めます やめます |
| Potential negative |
病めない やめない |
病めません やめません |