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Japanese symbol for “remedy”

Romaji: chiryou
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure

In Japanese, remedy is , read (chiryou).

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

  1. n, vs, vt (medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

reign, be at peace, calm down
on: ジ、チ
kun: おさ.める、おさ.まる、なお.る、なお.す
8 strokes · JLPT 2
heal, cure
on: リョウ
17 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “remedy”

WordReadingMeaning
しよう shiyouway; method; means
りょうほう ryouhou(method of) treatment; therapy; remedy
きょうせい kyouseicorrection (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification
ぜんごさく zengosakuremedial measure; relief measure; corrective measure
ちりょうほう chiryouhoumethod of treatment; cure; remedy

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいじ seijipolitics; government
めいじ meijiMeiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
じち jichiself-government; autonomy
とうち touchirule; reign; government
ちあん chianpublic order; public peace; public security
いりょう iryoumedical treatment; medical care
しんりょう shinryoudiagnosis and treatment; medical care
りょうよう ryouyourecuperation; medical treatment

See also: Chinese symbol for “remedy”.

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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