疫病 (えきびょう) — epidemic

疫病 is read えきびょう and listed as a noun. Meaning: epidemic; plague; pestilence.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 疫病.

  • 検疫 けんえき quarantine
  • 免疫 めんえき immunity
  • 防疫 ぼうえき communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.)
  • 臆病 おくびょう cowardly
  • 看病 かんびょう nursing (a patient)
  • 奇病 きびょう strange disease
  • 急病 きゅうびょう sudden illness
  • 持病 じびょう chronic disease
  • 疾病 しっぺい illness
  • 病床 びょうしょう sickbed
  • 病棟 びょうとう (hospital) ward
  • 糖尿病 とうにょうびょう diabetes