How to say "cure" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 治癒ちゆnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbCovers 'cure' as a noun meaning the healing or recovery itself — the state or process of a disease or injury being cured, rather than the treatment given.
- 治すなおすgodan verb, transitive verbThe verb sense of 'cure': to cure a disease or heal a patient, focusing on the act of treating that makes the condition go away.
- 治療法ちりょうほうnoun'Cure' as a method of treatment or remedy: the specific approach taken against a disease, as in discussing available cures or remedies for an illness.
- 治療ちりょうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbMostly 'treatment' or 'care': the medical treatment a patient receives from a doctor or hospital. Its 'cure' sense is treatment or therapy, not the result of being cured.
- 療法りょうほうnounReally 'therapy' or a method of treatment; for 'cure' on its own it is only marginal — reach for it when speaking of a therapy or treatment approach, not of curing a disease.
Use 「治す」 for the verb 'to cure', 治癒 for the healing or recovery itself, 治療 for medical treatment, and 治療法 or 療法 for a cure as a method or remedy.
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Japanese equivalents
- 治癒ちゆhealing
- 治すなおすto cure
- 治療法ちりょうほうmethod of treatment
- 治療ちりょう(medical) treatment
- 療法りょうほう(method of) treatment
- 癒すいやすto heal
- キュアcure
- 療治りょうじtreatment
- 矯めるためるto straighten
- 矯め直すためなおすto set up again
- 療病りょうびょうmedical treatment
- 治療薬ちりょうやくtherapeutic agent
- 散らすちらすto resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.)
- 治するじするto cure
- 直すなおすto cure
- 直るなおるto come right
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