# 患 — Afflicted

Frequency rank 872 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 依 (Reliant), less common than 肩 (Shoulder).

- On’yomi: かん
- Kun’yomi: わずら
- Radical: 心 Heart (Kangxi 61)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A skewer pierces through a heart below — a skewer driven through your heart, and you are afflicted with terrible pain.

In words:

- 患者 かんじゃ — a patient

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