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療養 (ryouyou) Japanese meaning: recuperation | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 療養する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 療りょう 養よう する 療りょう 養よう しない Polite 療りょう 養よう します 療りょう 養よう しません Past polite 療りょう 養よう しました 療りょう 養よう しませんでした Past 療りょう 養よう した 療りょう 養よう しなかった Te-form 療りょう 養よう して 療りょう 養よう しないで Desire 療りょう 養よう したい 療りょう 養よう したくない Potential 療りょう 養よう できる 療りょう 養よう できない Passive 療りょう 養よう される 療りょう 養よう されない Causative 療りょう 養よう させる 療りょう 養よう させない Causative passive 療りょう 養よう させられる 療りょう 養よう させられない Volitional 療りょう 養よう しよう Polite volitional 療りょう 養よう しましょう Imperative 療りょう 養よう しろ 療りょう 養よう するな Conditional 療りょう 養よう すれば 療りょう 養よう しなければ Tara conditional 療りょう 養よう したら 療りょう 養よう しなかったら
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かれ
は
病びょう
気き
の
ため
、
田舎いなか
で
療りょう
養よう
し
て
いる
。
He is recuperating in the countryside due to illness.
I decided to take time off work for medical treatment.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 療りょう 養よう する to recuperate/undergo treatment at a place
He decided to recuperate at his family home in the countryside for a while.
療りょう 養よう に 専せん 念ねん する to devote oneself fully to recuperation
The doctor told me to focus entirely on recuperating after leaving the hospital.
療りょう 養よう 生せい 活かつ を 送おく る to lead a life of recuperation
Related words· 7 治療 focuses on the active medical procedures a doctor performs, whereas 療養 emphasizes the extended rest and recovery process after or alongside treatment.
静養 means quiet rest to recover, without necessarily involving medical care, while 療養 typically implies ongoing medical supervision as well.
養生 is a broader, everyday term for taking care of one's health or convalescing, while 療養 is more formal and often used for a defined period of medical recuperation.
療養 emphasizes rest and medical recuperation, while 闘病 stresses the patient's active, often prolonged struggle against a serious illness.
Show 3 more 療養 refers to medical treatment and recovery from a specific illness, whereas 保養 is broader, general health maintenance and refreshment.
療養 covers the whole process of medical treatment and recovery, while 安静 is just the specific instruction to rest and not move around.
療養 is the broad term for medical recuperation of any kind, while 湯治 narrows this to the traditional practice of curative hot-spring bathing.
Word family· 9 health resort; sanatorium; recuperation spot
sanatorium; sanitarium; convalescent hospital
recuperating patient; convalescent
medical expenses; medical costs
Etymology Compound of 療 (medical treatment, healing) and 養 (nourish, foster, rest). The combination conveys the idea of restoring health through rest and care.
My grandfather regained his health after a long period of recuperation.
Show 4 more long-term care bed; chronic-stage bed
self-care at home; self-isolation and recuperation
recuperation at home; home recovery
change of air for health; climatic treatment
