reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
治 centers on bringing order and restoration: governing a realm, calming unrest, subduing disorder, or healing illness. The meanings of reigning, curing, and conserving all flow from the idea of setting things right.
治 combines 氵 (water) with 台, which likely contributes the sound. The idea of water controlling floods or cleansing may underlie the meanings of governing and healing.
Water 氵 beside a platform 台: imagine water being channeled to control a flood, bringing peace and order. This water management represents governing, calming, and healing.
For ジ, picture a wise judge (ジ) using water to settle disputes and bring peace: judge -> ジ, and the water 氵 on the left helps restore order.
politics; government
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
self-government; autonomy
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
to cure; to heal
rule; reign; government; governing
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
extermination; elimination; eradication; destruction; suppression; subjugation; getting rid of; stamping out; wiping out; rooting out
healing; cure; recovery
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to administer; to manage (e.g. a household)
doctor chiefly responsible for a patient's care; doctor in charge (of a patient); attending physician
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to cool off; to abate; to be settled; to be brought under control
clinical trial
complete recovery
river management; river improvement; flood control
complete recovery; healing
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
local (governmental) autonomy
party politics
political strength
politician; statesman