Japanese word

完治

Pronunciation

Romajikanchi

Meaning

  • nouncomplete recovery

Example

医師が完治を確認しました。i shi ga kan chi o kaku nin shi ma shi ta

The doctor confirmed a complete recovery.

Illustration for 完治 (complete recovery)

More examples

薬を飲み終えても、完治には時間がかかることがあります。kusuri o no mi o e te mo kan chi ni wa ji kan ga ka ka ru ko to ga a ri ma su

Even after you finish taking the medicine, complete recovery may take time.

Core concept

Describes an illness or injury reaching a fully healed state rather than merely improving.

Common phrases

  • 完治を確認するkan chi o kaku nin su ru

    confirm complete recovery

  • 完治を目指すkan chi o me za su

    aim for complete recovery

  • 完治に至るkan chi ni ita ru

    make a complete recovery

Similar words

全快zenkai: A person's return to full health after an illness.
治癒chiyu: The healing or resolution of an illness or injury.
快癒kaiyu: Recovery from an illness or injury, expressed in formal or polite language.

Definition in Japanese

病気やけがが完全に治ること。byō ki ya ke ga ga kan zen ni nao ru ko to

Word origin

完治 (kanchi) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 完 (kan, "complete") and 治 (chi, "heal or cure"), combining to mean complete healing.

Usage tips

  • The English word cure can mean a treatment as well as the end of an illness, while 完治 (kanchi) specifically indicates that the illness or injury is fully healed.

Other meanings

  • curenoun

Related words

  • 完治するkanchisurumake a complete recoveryverb

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