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治療法 (ちりょうほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

治ち療りょう法ほう

ち

りょ

う

ほ

う

Meanings

1

treatment method; cure; remedy

Refers to a specific medical or therapeutic approach, procedure, or regimen for treating a disease or condition.

この病びょう気きにはまだ有ゆう効こうな

治ち

療りょう

法ほう

が

見み

つかっ

て

い

ない

。

An effective treatment for this disease has not yet been found.

医い者しゃは患かん者じゃに新あたらしい治ち療りょう法ほうを試ためすことを提てい案あんした。

The doctor suggested trying a new treatment method for the patient.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉の治ち療りょう法ほうtreatment method for (a disease/condition)
がんの治ち療りょう法ほうはまだ完かん全ぜんではない。
The treatment for cancer is still not perfect.
治ち療りょう法ほうを見みつけるto find a cure/treatment
新あたらしい治ち療りょう法ほうを見みつけるために研けん究きゅうを続つづけている。
They continue research to find a new treatment.
治ち療りょう法ほうがないthere is no cure/treatment
この病びょう気きにはまだ治ち療りょう法ほうがない。
There is still no cure for this disease.
治ち療りょう法ほうを開かい発はつするto develop a treatment method
製せい薬やく会社がいしゃが新あたらしい治ち療りょう法ほうを開かい発はつした。
The pharmaceutical company developed a new treatment method.

Kanji

治reign, be at peace, calm down
療heal, cure
法method, law, rule

Related words

治ち療りょうN2
治療 refers to the general act of medical treatment, while 治療法 specifies the particular method or approach used.
療りょう法ほう
療法 is a broader term for therapy that appears in compounds like 食事療法, whereas 治療法 specifically denotes a medical treatment method.
治ち療りょう方ほう法ほうN3
治療法 and 治療方法 both mean 'treatment method', but 治療法 is the shorter, more commonly used form in everyday and clinical speech.

Don't confuse with

診しん療りょうN1
診療 means the overall practice of medical examination and treatment at a clinic, while 治療法 refers specifically to a particular treatment method or cure.
療りょう法ほう
治療法 specifically means 'a method of medical treatment' and is nearly synonymous with 療法, but 療法 is the more general, standalone term while 治療法 often appears when specifying a cure for a particular disease.

Counted with

種しゅ類るいN3
治療法 is typically counted with 種類 when referring to different kinds of treatment methods, e.g. 三種類の治療法.

Word family

水すい治ち療りょう法ほう
hydrotherapy

Built from

治ち療りょう+法ほう

Etymology

Compound of 治療 (ちりょう, 'medical treatment') and 法 (ほう, 'method').