Sick Person
Patient
noun
A person who is sick is a sick person. They are also a patient, at least we can hope they are, for their sake.
びょうにん
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. Since 人 has two on'yomi readings, here's a mnemonic to help you remember which one to use:
Every sick person enjoys playing on their Nintendo (にん). You have the nastiest flu, but you've still got your Nintendo, so everything is fine.
うつったらいやだから、病人には近よりたくない。
If you don’t want to catch something, you shouldn’t go near sick people.
うらないしに、前世は病人だったと言われました。
The fortuneteller told me that my previous life was as a sick person.
「調子はどうだい？」「絶好調だよ。」「それは良かった。病人からその言葉を聞けるとは思ってもみなかったがな。」
"How’s it going?" "Couldn’t be better." "Good. I’m surprised to hear that from a sick person though."