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転地療養 (てんちりょうよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
change of air for health ; climatic treatment
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
A yojijukugo referring to traveling to a different climate to improve one's health, often for chronic conditions like tuberculosis in historical contexts, but still used for general recuperation.
祖そ
母ぼ
は
昔むかし
、
結けっ
核かく
の
転てん
地ち
療りょう
養よう
で
軽かる
井い
沢ざわ
に
行い
っ
た
そう
だ
。
I heard that my grandmother went to Karuizawa for climatic treatment of tuberculosis long ago.
Kanji 転 revolve, turn around, change Similar words 転てん 地ち 転地 means 'change of location/climate' and is the first part of 転地療養, but it does not inherently imply medical treatment.
療りょう 養よう 療養 means 'medical treatment/recuperation' and is the second part; it can be used alone for general recuperation without the travel nuance.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 転 (change), 地 (place), 療 (heal), and 養 (nourish/foster). The combination directly conveys the idea of changing one's location for health improvement.
