In Japanese, "sick" is 病気の (byouki no). It is a adjective.
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病気の is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as byouki no, it sounds roughly like "byoh-oo-kee noh" to an English ear.
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Buy on Steam病気の is romanised as byouki no. Say it roughly like "byoh-oo-kee noh" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
病気の is a na-adjective or noun-adjective. It is neutral in register and fits naturally in both casual and polite sentences. Add na before a noun, or use desu for a polite predicate.
病気の is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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