Japanese symbol for “physiotherapy”
物理療法
ぶつりりょうほう
Romaji: butsuriryouhou
physiotherapy; physical therapy
In Japanese, physiotherapy is 物理療法, read ぶつりりょうほう (butsuriryouhou).
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Meanings
- n physiotherapy; physical therapy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “physiotherapy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理学療法 | りがくりょうほう rigakuryouhou | physiotherapy; physical therapy |
| 物療 | ぶつりょう butsuryou | physical treatment; physiotherapy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 人物 | じんぶつ jinbutsu | person; character; figure |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
| 建物 | たてもの tatemono | building |
| 物質 | ぶっしつ busshitsu | material; substance |
| 本物 | ほんもの honmono | genuine article; real thing; real deal |
| 理由 | りゆう riyuu | reason; grounds; pretext |
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 医療 | いりょう iryou | medical treatment; medical care |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
See also: Chinese symbol for “physiotherapy”.
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.