治り|なおりnaori[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- nounrecovery
- Synonym治癒ちゆWrittenWritten/formal prose and medical usage for an illness or injury healing, as in 「自然治癒」. 「治り」 is the everyday word, often commenting on how quickly a wound heals.
- Synonym全快ぜんかいNeutralA neutral word for a complete cure from an illness, used in both speech and writing, as in 「全快した」 or 「全快祝い」. 「治り」 focuses on the pace of recovery.
- Synonym平癒へいゆFormalA formal word for recovering from an illness, used mostly in prayers and wishes, as in 「病気平癒」.
- Synonym快癒かいゆWrittenWritten/formal prose for healing completely; rarely used, and close in sense to 「全快」.
- Synonym快気かいきWrittenWritten/formal prose for recovering from an illness, seen most often in 「快気祝い」, a gift celebrating someone's recovery.
- Related回復かいふくNeutralA neutral, very common word covering recovery of any kind, as in 「景気回復」. 「治り」 is used only for illness and injury.
- Related復調ふくちょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for getting back into form, typically said of athletes or bodily functions.
- RelatedリカバリーNeutralA neutral loanword for recovery or remedying a situation, common in sports and computing.
- Related克復こくふくWrittenWritten/formal prose for overcoming difficulties and restoring the original state; very rarely used.
- Related床上げとこあげNeutralA neutral word for getting up after an illness and returning to daily life; in the past this was celebrated.
- Antonym悪化あっかNeutralA neutral word for a condition worsening — the opposite of the improvement 「治り」 describes.
- Antonym再発さいはつNeutralA neutral word for an illness recurring after recovery — the opposite of the cure 「治り」 implies.
For illness or injury getting better, say 「治る」; 「治りが早い」 comments on how fast a wound heals. Medical writing uses 「治癒」, a complete cure is 「全快」, and recovery in general is 「回復」; 「悪化」 is the opposite.
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