Japanese symbol for “recover”
治る
なおる
Romaji: naoru
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured
In Japanese, recover is 治る, read なおる (naoru).
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Meanings
- v5r, vi to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “recover”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取り戻す | とりもどす torimodosu | to take back; to get back; to regain |
| 持ち直す | もちなおす mochinaosu | to recover; to rally; to improve |
| 戻す | もどす modosu | to recover (of a market price) |
| 戻る | もどる modoru | to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned |
| 取り返す | とりかえす torikaesu | to get back; to regain; to recover |
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “recover”.
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.