Japanese symbol for “healing”
治癒
ちゆ
Romaji: chiyu
healing; cure; recovery
In Japanese, healing is 治癒, read ちゆ (chiyu).
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
- n, vi, vs healing; cure; recovery
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “healing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 医 | い i | medicine; the healing art; healing |
| 癒し | いやし iyashi | healing; soothing; therapy |
| ヒーリング | ヒーリング hiiringu | healing (esp. emotional or spiritual healing) |
| 全治 | ぜんち zenchi | complete recovery; healing |
| ヒール | ヒール hiiru | healing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 政治 | せいじ seiji | politics; government |
| 治療 | ちりょう chiryou | (medical) treatment; care; therapy |
| 明治 | めいじ meiji | Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30) |
| 自治 | じち jichi | self-government; autonomy |
| 統治 | とうち touchi | rule; reign; government |
| 治安 | ちあん chian | public order; public peace; public security |
| 癒着 | ゆちゃく yuchaku | adhesion; conglutination; accretion |
| 癒し | いやし iyashi | healing; soothing; therapy |
See also: Chinese symbol for “healing”.
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.