Japanese symbol for “therapy”
治療
ちりょう
Romaji: chiryou
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure
In Japanese, therapy is 治療, read ちりょう (chiryou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt (medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
Written forms: 治療. Readings: ちりょう、じりょう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “therapy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 療法 | りょうほう ryouhou | (method of) treatment; therapy; remedy |
| セラピー | セラピー serapii | therapy |
| 癒し | いやし iyashi | healing; soothing; therapy |
| テラピー | テラピー terapii | therapy |
| 療治 | りょうじ ryouji | treatment; therapy; cure |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 政治 | せいじ seiji | politics; government |
| 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 |
| 医療 | いりょう iryou | medical treatment; medical care |
| 診療 | しんりょう shinryou | diagnosis and treatment; medical care |
| 療養 | りょうよう ryouyou | recuperation; medical treatment |
See also: Chinese symbol for “therapy”.
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