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自主療養 (じしゅりょうよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

自じ主しゅ療りょう養よう

Meanings

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noun

self-care at home; self-isolation and recuperation

Often used in the context of infectious diseases like COVID-19, where a person tests positive and recovers at home without hospitalization.

陽よう性せいが判はん明めいしたため、自じ宅たくで自じ主しゅ療りょう養ようを始はじめた。
After testing positive, I started self-care at home.
保ほ健けん所じょから自じ主しゅ療りょう養ようの指し示じが出でた。
The public health center instructed me to self-isolate and recuperate at home.

Kanji

自oneself
主lord, chief, master
療heal, cure
養

foster, bring up, rear

Similar words

自じ宅たく療りょう養よう
自宅療養 is a more general term for recuperating at home, while 自主療養 emphasizes the voluntary or self-directed nature, often in the context of public health guidance.
隔かく離り
隔離 means isolation, often enforced or in a facility, whereas 自主療養 implies self-isolation at home with self-care.

Etymology

Compound of 自主 (self-directed, voluntary) and 療養 (medical treatment, recuperation). The term gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic.