English–Japanese
“suffer from” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajiwazurau
Example
彼は長い間、ぜんそくを患っています。kare wa naga i aida ze n so ku o wazura tte i ma su
He has been suffering from asthma for a long time.
How to say “suffer from” in Japanese
“Suffer from” in Japanese is 患う (wazurau).
Describes enduring the burden of an illness rather than merely having a temporary symptom.
Example sentences with 患う
彼女は若い頃から糖尿病を患ってきました。kano jo wa waka i koro ka ra tō nyō byō o wazura tte ki ma shi ta
She has suffered from diabetes since she was young.
Tips for using 患う
- Japanese commonly uses 患う (wazurau) with the name of a disease, as in ぜんそくを患う (zensoku o wazurau), while English commonly places suffer from before the disease.