What does 病 (yamai | やまい) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

風邪は万病の元。
kaze wa manbyō no moto.
A cold often leads to all kinds of disease.

薬が彼の病気を治した。
kusuri ga kare no byōki o naoshi ta.
The medicine cured him of his illness.

病人はついに病気を克服した。
byōnin wa tsuini byōki o kokufuku shi ta.
The patient finally conquered his illness.

母親は彼女の病気に気づいていない。
hahaoya wa kanojo no byōki ni kizui te i nai.
Her mother is not aware of her illness.

母はこの三日間病気で寝ていません。
haha wa kono san nichikan byōki de ne te i masen.
My mother hasn't slept in 3 days due to her illness.

夕べ彼のお父さんが病気で亡くなった。
yūbe kare no otōsan ga byōki de nakunatta.
Last night his father passed away because of his illness.

彼には本当の病名を知らせないで下さい。
kare ni wa hontō no byōmei o shirase nai de kudasai.
Please don't let him know the real name of his illness.

病は気からとはうまく言ったものですね。
yamai wa ki kara to wa umaku itta mono desu ne.
It is aptly said that illness starts from the mind.

命にかかわるような病気ではありません。
inochi ni kakawaru yō na byōki de wa ari masen.
It's not the sort of illness that puts your life at risk.

貧しさのせいで病気になることがしばしばある。
mazushi sa no sei de byōki ni naru koto ga shibashiba aru.
Illness often results from poverty.

病気中の彼女の勇気は我々にとって励みになる。
byōki chū no kanojo no yūki wa wareware nitotte hagemi ni naru.
Her courage during her illness is an inspiration to us all.

本当の問題はどうやってその病気を予防するかである。
hontō no mondai wa dō yatte sono byōki o yobō suru ka de aru.
The real issue is how to prevent the disease.

病後の彼女はまるで以前の彼女の影を見るようだった。
byōgo no kanojo wa marude izen no kanojo no kage o miru yō datta.
She was only a shadow of her former self after her illness.

母の病気のため彼女は昨日家に居なければならなかった。
haha no byōki no tame kanojo wa kinō ka ni i nakere ba nara nakatta.
Mother's illness kept her at home yesterday.

母が病気なので私はその会合に出席できなかったのです。
haha ga byōki na node watashi wa sono kaigō ni jusseki deki nakatta no desu.
My mother's illness prevented me from attending the meeting.

子宮内膜炎は、細菌が子宮内に入り、内膜に炎症を起す病気である。
shikyū nai maku en wa, saikin ga shikyū nai ni hairi, uchi maku ni enshō o okosu byōki de aru.
Endometritis is a disease where bacteria enter the uterus and cause inflammation of the inner membrane.

王を得た麒麟もまた寿命を持たない生き物だが、この病ばかりは治癒の方法がない。
ō o e ta kirin mo mata jumyō o mota nai ikimono da ga, kono yamai bakari wa chiyu no hōhō ga nai.
A qilin with a king too has no limit on its lifespan, but this illness alone admits of no remedy.

風土病に対する予防接種を受けていたのは１００人中１人にも満たないということが見出された。
fūdobyō nitaisuru yobō sejju o uke te i ta no wa ichi zero zero nin chū ichi nin ni mo mita nai toyū koto ga mīdasa re ta.
It was discovered that less than one child in a hundred had been inoculated against endemic disease.

日本では心臓病を患う人が多いようですが、リビアでも心筋梗塞になる人が最近とても増えています。
nippon de wa shinzō byō o wazurau hito ga ōi yō desu ga, ribia de mo shinkinkōsoku ni naru hito ga saikin totemo fue te i masu.
Many people suffer from heart disease in Japan, but in Libya those having heart attacks have also increased a lot recently.

	The Japanese word
	病
	is pronounced
	yamai \| やまい
	means
	illness, disease

	Examples:
	風邪は万病の元。 kaze wa manbyō no moto. A cold often leads to all kinds of disease.
	薬が彼の病気を治した。 kusuri ga kare no byōki o naoshi ta. The medicine cured him of his illness.
	病人はついに病気を克服した。 byōnin wa tsuini byōki o kokufuku shi ta. The patient finally conquered his illness.
	母親は彼女の病気に気づいていない。 hahaoya wa kanojo no byōki ni kizui te i nai. Her mother is not aware of her illness.
	母はこの三日間病気で寝ていません。 haha wa kono san nichikan byōki de ne te i masen. My mother hasn't slept in 3 days due to her illness.
	夕べ彼のお父さんが病気で亡くなった。 yūbe kare no otōsan ga byōki de nakunatta. Last night his father passed away because of his illness.
	彼には本当の病名を知らせないで下さい。 kare ni wa hontō no byōmei o shirase nai de kudasai. Please don't let him know the real name of his illness.
	病は気からとはうまく言ったものですね。 yamai wa ki kara to wa umaku itta mono desu ne. It is aptly said that illness starts from the mind.
	命にかかわるような病気ではありません。 inochi ni kakawaru yō na byōki de wa ari masen. It's not the sort of illness that puts your life at risk.
	貧しさのせいで病気になることがしばしばある。 mazushi sa no sei de byōki ni naru koto ga shibashiba aru. Illness often results from poverty.
	病気中の彼女の勇気は我々にとって励みになる。 byōki chū no kanojo no yūki wa wareware nitotte hagemi ni naru. Her courage during her illness is an inspiration to us all.
	本当の問題はどうやってその病気を予防するかである。 hontō no mondai wa dō yatte sono byōki o yobō suru ka de aru. The real issue is how to prevent the disease.
	病後の彼女はまるで以前の彼女の影を見るようだった。 byōgo no kanojo wa marude izen no kanojo no kage o miru yō datta. She was only a shadow of her former self after her illness.
	母の病気のため彼女は昨日家に居なければならなかった。 haha no byōki no tame kanojo wa kinō ka ni i nakere ba nara nakatta. Mother's illness kept her at home yesterday.
	母が病気なので私はその会合に出席できなかったのです。 haha ga byōki na node watashi wa sono kaigō ni jusseki deki nakatta no desu. My mother's illness prevented me from attending the meeting.
	子宮内膜炎は、細菌が子宮内に入り、内膜に炎症を起す病気である。 shikyū nai maku en wa, saikin ga shikyū nai ni hairi, uchi maku ni enshō o okosu byōki de aru. Endometritis is a disease where bacteria enter the uterus and cause inflammation of the inner membrane.
	王を得た麒麟もまた寿命を持たない生き物だが、この病ばかりは治癒の方法がない。 ō o e ta kirin mo mata jumyō o mota nai ikimono da ga, kono yamai bakari wa chiyu no hōhō ga nai. A qilin with a king too has no limit on its lifespan, but this illness alone admits of no remedy.
	風土病に対する予防接種を受けていたのは１００人中１人にも満たないということが見出された。 fūdobyō nitaisuru yobō sejju o uke te i ta no wa ichi zero zero nin chū ichi nin ni mo mita nai toyū koto ga mīdasa re ta. It was discovered that less than one child in a hundred had been inoculated against endemic disease.
	日本では心臓病を患う人が多いようですが、リビアでも心筋梗塞になる人が最近とても増えています。 nippon de wa shinzō byō o wazurau hito ga ōi yō desu ga, ribia de mo shinkinkōsoku ni naru hito ga saikin totemo fue te i masu. Many people suffer from heart disease in Japan, but in Libya those having heart attacks have also increased a lot recently.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org