hwanja

Also written: patient; sick or injured person

A patient: someone receiving examination, treatment, monitoring, or care for illness or injury.

Literal meaning

a person receiving care for illness or injury

Cultural context

Medical language may distinguish outpatient, inpatient, emergency patient, guardian, and other care roles. Hwanja itself is the general term.

How dramas use it

Doctors discuss a hwanja’s condition, treatment options, consent, prognosis, and safety while family members struggle with uncertainty and medical hierarchy.

Usage & formality

Patient is the standard translation. Do not reduce the character to a diagnosis when the drama is examining dignity, consent, or personhood.