also: びょうじゃ
noun
sick person; patient
A somewhat formal or written term for a person who is ill or under medical care. In everyday speech, 病人 (びょうにん) is more common.
See also: 病人 (びょうにん)
病者のプライバシーを守ることは医療者の責務だ。
Protecting patients' privacy is a duty of medical professionals.
その施設では多くの病者
Many patients are receiving treatment at that facility.
Standard kanji form; the reading びょうしゃ is more common than びょうじゃ.
Alternate reading; less common and may be considered old-fashioned or formal.
Compound of 病 (びょう, illness) and 者 (しゃ, person). The reading びょうじゃ is a variant using the older go-on reading of 者.