罹る

かかる · kakaru · JLPT N3 · verb-godan

to suffer from

🦠🕸️ 罹 has the net radical 罒 on top: an illness catches you in its net

かかる also means to be caught or to hang (掛かる). 罹る is the same word for illness: a disease catches you. Used as 病気に罹る, to fall ill. The 罒 net radical at the top of 罹 marks being trapped.

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