How to say "remedy" in Japanese
- 療法りょうほうnounCovers 'remedy' in the therapeutic sense: a therapy or method of treatment, a particular approach to curing a condition. Use it when the remedy is a course or system of treatment.
- 矯正きょうせいnoun, suru verb, transitive verbHandles 'remedy' as the correction or rectification of a fault, defect, or flaw, and the redress of wrongs. Use it when the remedy means putting something bad or defective right.
- 仕様しようnounEssentially never the word you want for 'remedy': it means a way, method, or means of doing something, and in technical fields a specification. It matches 'remedy' only through the marginal 'resource' sense.
- 治療法ちりょうほうnounThe natural choice for 'remedy' in the medical sense: a method of treatment, a cure for an illness. Typical context: saying whether a remedy for a disease exists or not.
- 治療ちりょうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'remedy' as medical treatment or care itself — the treating of a patient — rather than a specific method. Choose it when you mean the process of treating an illness, as in receiving treatment.
For medical 'remedy' pick 治療法 for a method or cure, 治療 for treatment as care, and 療法 for a therapy as an approach; 矯正 is for remedying faults or defects, while 仕様 is rarely about remedies at all.
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