Japanese symbol for “alleviate”
癒す
いやす
Romaji: iyasu
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
In Japanese, alleviate is 癒す, read いやす (iyasu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- v5s, vt to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
Written forms: 癒す、癒やす. Readings: いやす.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “alleviate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 静める | しずめる shizumeru | to relieve (a cough, pain, etc.); to soothe; to alleviate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 癒着 | ゆちゃく yuchaku | adhesion; conglutination; accretion |
| 治癒 | ちゆ chiyu | healing; cure; recovery |
| 癒し | いやし iyashi | healing; soothing; therapy |
| 癒える | いえる ieru | to recover; to be healed |
| 平癒 | へいゆ heiyu | recovery; convalescence |
See also: Chinese symbol for “alleviate”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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