# 疾 — sickness; swift

疾 means “sickness; swift”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: シツ (shitsu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: sickness; swift
- On'yomi: シツ (shitsu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 2

## How to remember 疾

Parts: 疒 sickbed · 矢 arrow

## Don't confuse it with

[痴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/silly/) · [嫉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/jealous/) · [族](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/clan/) · [医](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/doctor/)

## More in the “Body & health 2” set

[脚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leg/) · [胞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cell/) · [肺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lungs/) · [胆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gall-bladder/) · [脈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pulse/) · [眼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/eyeball/) · [疾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sickness/) · [菌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/germ/) · [髄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marrow/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sickness/. Last updated 2026-11-01.