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根治 (こんじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

根こん治じ

also: こんち

こ

ん

じ

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery

Used for diseases or conditions that are completely healed, not just temporarily improved. Often used in medical contexts.

この治ち療りょう法ほうで病びょう気きを根こん治じできるかもしれない。
This treatment may be able to completely cure the disease.
彼かれの喘ぜん

息そく

は

根こん

治じ

し

た

。

His asthma was completely cured.

Written forms

根治Usage100%
- こんじ
  Standard kanji form; the reading こんち is rare and not normally used.
- こんち
  Rare reading; こんじ is overwhelmingly more common.
こんち

Kanji

根root, radical, head (pimple)
治reign, be at peace, calm down

Similar words

治ち癒ゆ
治癒 is a more general term for healing or recovery, while 根治 emphasizes a complete and permanent cure.
完かん治ち
完治 also means complete recovery, but 根治 often implies a more fundamental or radical cure, especially in medical contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 根 (root) and 治 (heal/cure), literally meaning 'root cure', i.e., a cure that gets to the root of the problem.