In this lesson, you will learn five characters related to pain and sickness.
病 = 병 = sickness
(병 병)
病 is a Hanja character meaning illness or disease. It commonly appears in vocabulary related to health, medical conditions, and treatment. It conveys the idea of physical sickness or conditions that affect the body.
病
病室 = a room in a hospital
病院 = hospital
流行病 = epidemic
病력 = medical history
당뇨病 = diabetes
殺 = 살 = murder
(죽일 살)
殺 is a Hanja character meaning to kill or murder. It is used in vocabulary related to taking life, whether intentionally, secretly, or in a controlled or preventive sense. It conveys the idea of causing death or destroying life.
殺
自殺 = suicide
殺人 = murder
殺人者 = murderer
살菌 = disinfection
살菌제 = disinfectant
암殺 = assassination
암殺者 = assassin
劑 = 제 = prepared agent
(약제 제)
劑 refers to a prepared substance or agent, especially one made for a specific function. In Hanja Lesson 42 you learned about 藥, which focuses on medicine as something that heals or treats illness. 劑 emphasizes the formulation or chemical preparation itself, regardless of whether it is used for medicine, cleaning, or other practical purposes. In short, 藥 is about healing, while 劑 is about a manufactured mixture or agent.
劑
殺蟲劑 = pesticide
藥劑 = medicine
세劑 = detergent
용劑 = solvent
痛 = 통 = pain
(아플 통)
痛 is a Hanja character meaning pain or ache. It is used in vocabulary describing physical suffering, discomfort, or painful conditions in the body.
痛
痛風 = gout
치痛 = tooth pain
두痛 = headache
痛증 = ache
진痛 = pain
진痛劑 = pain medication
死 = 사 = death
(죽을 사)
死 is a Hanja character meaning death or to die. It appears in vocabulary related to dying, the state of being dead, or the results and measurements of death
死
死海 = dead sea
死産 = stillborn
死亡 = death
死亡率 = death rate
死亡者 = death toll
死형 = death penalty