持病

• 読み: じびょう
• ローマ字: jibyou
• 漢字の分解: 持 (ji/mo) — hold, keep, maintain, possess; 病 (byō/yamai) — illness, disease, sickness
• 発音: /dʑi.bʲoː/

意味

Chronic illness; a long-standing ailment that one has had for years and continues to manage on an ongoing basis.

Refers to an ongoing health condition that a person has lived with over time, such as diabetes, hypertension, asthma, or migraine. Used in conversational and formal Japanese alike. Differs from 既往症 (past conditions) in that 持病 is present and ongoing. The phrase 持病を抱える (to live with/manage a chronic condition) is common. 持病持ち describes someone who has a chronic condition.

例文

1. 持病の糖尿病を管理しながら、フルマラソンを完走した。
2. 持病を抱えながらも仕事を続けることが、彼女の誇りだった。
3. 保険の申込み時には、持病があるかどうかを正直に申告する必要がある。

使い方ガイド

場面: medicine, daily life, insurance, chronic disease management

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 持 (ji/mo, hold/keep/possess) and 病 (byō/yamai, illness/disease). Together they convey the sense of a disease one holds or carries over time — a long-term companion illness.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General