Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.
療法 (りょうほう, ryouhou) Japanese meaning: treatment | Kotomora
Report an issue with this page
あたら
しい
療りょう
法ほう
が
効こう
果か
的てき
だ
。
A new therapy is effective for this disease.
He is undergoing radiation therapy for cancer.
Usage patterns 療りょう 法ほう を 受う ける to receive treatment/therapy
He decided to receive a new form of treatment.
療法を試すりょうほうをこころみる to try out a treatment/therapy
The doctor tried several different treatments.
療りょう 法ほう が 効き く for a treatment to be effective
This treatment is proving effective for many patients.
新あたら しい 療りょう 法ほう を 開かい 発はつ する to develop a new treatment
Researchers developed a new treatment for cancer.
療りょう 法ほう を 続つづ ける to continue a treatment
She has continued that treatment for several years.
Related words 治療 refers to medical treatment in general, while 療法 specifies a particular method or system used to treat a condition.
セラピー is a loanword mainly used for psychological or relaxation-based therapies, whereas 療法 covers medical and physical treatments as well.
療法 refers to a specific therapy or treatment technique (e.g. 自然療法), while 治療方法 is the broader term for the overall method or strategy of treatment.
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.
Don't confuse with 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.
Etymology Compound of 療 (りょう, 'heal') and 法 (ほう, 'method'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination directly conveys 'healing method'.
りょう
法ほう
aftercare; after-treatment
treatment method; cure; remedy
