Japanese word

治癒

Pronunciation

Romajichiyu

Meaning

  • nounhealing

Example

傷は自然に治癒しました。kizu wa shi zen ni chi yu shi ma shi ta

The wound healed naturally.

Illustration for 治癒 (healing)

More examples

傷口の治癒を促すため、医師は十分な休養を勧めました。kizu guchi no chi yu o unaga su ta me i shi wa jū bun na kyū yō o susu me ma shi ta

To promote healing of the wound, the doctor recommended plenty of rest.

Core concept

Describes the return of a damaged body or a person's health to a sound state through natural healing or treatment.

Common phrases

  • 自然治癒shi zen chi yu

    natural healing

  • 完全治癒kan zen chi yu

    complete healing

  • 治癒を促すchi yu o unaga su

    promote healing

Similar words

回復kaifuku: The return of health, strength, or normal function after illness or injury.
平癒heiyu: The complete recovery from an illness or injury, often in formal medical language.

Definition in Japanese

病気や傷などが治り、健康な状態に戻ること。byō ki ya kizu na do ga nao ri ken kō na jō tai ni modo ru ko to

Word origin

治癒 (chiyu) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 治 (chi, "to heal") and 癒 (yu, "to heal"), combining two ideas of restoring health.

Usage tips

  • 治癒 (chiyu) is a formal medical term, so everyday conversation more often uses 回復 (kaifuku) when describing a person's recovery.

Other meanings

  • recoverynoun
  • curenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 治癒力chiyuryokuhealing powernoun

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