癒
healing, cure, quench (thirst), wreak
Readings
On'yomi
- ユ
Kun'yomi
- い.える
- いや.す
- い.やす
Meaning
癒 centers on restoration from harm or need: healing illness, curing pain, or soothing a deep lack such as thirst. The rare sense 'wreak' is likely a misassignment or obscure extension and does not fit the core idea.
Most common words using 癒
20 of 25- 癒しいやし
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
- 癒すいやすN1
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
- 治癒ちゆ
healing; cure; recovery
- 癒るいる
to calm down
- 癒着ゆちゃくN1
adhesion; conglutination; accretion
- 癒えるいえる
to recover; to be healed
- 平癒へいゆ
recovery; convalescence
- 快癒かいゆ
recovery; convalescence
- 癒合ゆごう
agglutination; conglutination; (healing by) intention; coaptation; fusion; symphysis
- 全癒ぜんゆ
complete healing
- 心を癒すこころをいやす
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
- 渇を癒やすかつをいやす
to quench one's thirst
- 疎癒ゆおろいゆ
to partially heal; to get a bit better
- 病を癒すやまいをいやす
to cure an illness; to cure a disease
- 癒し犬いやしけん
therapy dog
- 癒し系いやしけい
healing-type; comforting; calming; therapeutic; soothing; relaxing
- 癒ゆいゆ
to recover; to be healed
- 癒傷組織ゆしょうそしき
wound-healing tissue
- 癒瘡木ゆそうぼく
guaiacum (Guaiacum officinale); roughbark lignum-vitae; guaiacwood
- 癒着体質ゆちゃくたいしつ
tendency to form collusive ties; predisposition to generate cozy (collusive) relationships
Study
Etymology
癒 combines 疒 (sickness) with 愈, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of getting better.
Meaning mnemonic
The sickness enclosure 疒 wraps around 愈, a shape associated with getting better. Picture illness being surrounded and gradually healed.
Reading mnemonic
For ユ, imagine you helping someone heal: you -> ユ, and your care cures the sickness inside 癒.