療
heal, cure
Readings
On'yomi
- リョウ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
療 centers on the process of restoring health: healing illness or curing a condition through treatment.
Most common words using 療
20 of 373- 医療いりょうN2
medical treatment; medical care
- 治療ちりょうN2
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
- 療法りょうほう
(method of) treatment; therapy; remedy; cure
- 診療しんりょうN1
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
- 療養りょうようN1
recuperation; medical treatment
- 心療内科しんりょうないか
(department of) psychosomatic medicine
- 療育りょういく
education and support of disabled children
- 対症療法たいしょうりょうほう
symptomatic therapy; allopathy
- 精神療法せいしんりょうほう
psychotherapy
- 加療かりょう
medical treatment; medical care
- 荒療治あらりょうじ
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment
- 国際医療福祉大学こくさいいりょうふくしだいがく
International University of Health and Welfare
- 施療せりょう
free medical treatment; gratuitous treatment
- 診療所しんりょうじょN1
clinic; medical office; infirmary
- 救急医療きゅうきゅういりょう
emergency medicine
- 早期治療そうきちりょう
early treatment
- 治療法ちりょうほう
method of treatment; cure; remedy
- 療養所りょうようじょ
sanatorium
- 化学療法かがくりょうほう
chemotherapy
- 理学療法士りがくりょうほうし
physiotherapist; physical therapist
Study
Etymology
療 combines 疒 (sickness) with 尞, which likely contributes the sound リョウ and may have originally suggested burning or treating, giving the idea of healing sickness.
Meaning mnemonic
The sickness enclosure 疒 surrounds 尞, which looks like a treatment area with a fire and a table. Picture a patient being treated inside a clinic: the sickness is being healed.
Reading mnemonic
For リョウ, imagine a doctor named Ryo who specializes in healing: Ryo -> リョウ, and he cures every sickness that comes into his clinic.