Japanese symbol for “recuperation”
療養
りょうよう
Romaji: ryouyou
recuperation; medical treatment
In Japanese, recuperation is 療養, read りょうよう (ryouyou).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs recuperation; medical treatment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “recuperation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 休養 | きゅうよう kyuuyou | rest; relaxation; recreation |
| 保養 | ほよう hoyou | health preservation; recuperation; recreation |
| 回復 | かいふく kaifuku | recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence |
| 養生 | ようじょう youjou | recuperation |
| 予後 | よご yogo | recuperation; convalescence |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 医療 | いりょう iryou | medical treatment; medical care |
| 治療 | ちりょう chiryou | (medical) treatment; care; therapy |
| 診療 | しんりょう shinryou | diagnosis and treatment; medical care |
| 療法 | りょうほう ryouhou | (method of) treatment; therapy; remedy |
| 対症療法 | たいしょうりょうほう taishouryouhou | symptomatic therapy; allopathy |
| 栄養 | えいよう eiyou | nutrition; nourishment |
| 教養 | きょうよう kyouyou | (understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation |
| 養成 | ようせい yousei | training; education; development |
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