治る|なおるnaoru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N4approx.Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
    2週間しゅうかんもすれば自然しぜんに治なおります。↗
    It will go away by itself in two weeks.
Conjugation
Dictionary form治る(なおる)
Polite (masu)治ります(なおります)
Negative (nai)治らない(なおらない)
polite (masen)治りません(なおりません)
classical zu / nu治らず・治らぬ(なおらず・なおらぬ)
Past (ta)治った(なおった)
polite (mashita)治りました(なおりました)
Past negative (nakatta)治らなかった(なおらなかった)
polite (masen deshita)治りませんでした(なおりませんでした)
Te form治って(なおって)
Potential治れる(なおれる)
Passive治られる(なおられる)
Causative治らせる(なおらせる)
Causative passive治らせられる・治らされる(なおらせられる・なおらされる)
Conditional (ba)治れば(なおれば)
tara治ったら(なおったら)
Volitional治ろう(なおろう)
polite (mashou)治りましょう(なおりましょう)
Imperative治れ(なおれ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
intransitive治るなおる⇄transitive治すなおす
病気びょうきが治なおる
病気びょうきを治なおす
治る emphasizes the event or resulting state, as in 病気が治る; 治す foregrounds the agent acting on something, as in 病気を治す.

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Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related癒えるいえるNeutralCovers recovery from illness or injury, and healing of emotional wounds, as in 「心の傷が癒える」. More refined than 「治る」, but used in speech as well.
  • RelatedよくなるNeutralMeans simply getting better or improving, as in 「体調が良くなる」. Unlike 「治る」, it does not imply a full cure.
  • Antonym悪化するNeutralThe opposite of 「治る」: a condition worsens, as in 「症状が悪化する」. Works in both speech and writing.

For recovering from an illness or injury, 「治る」 is the default. 「癒える」 sounds more refined, 「良くなる」 covers cases that are merely improving, and 「悪化する」 is the opposite, for when things get worse.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 【治なおる】病びょうや傷きずから、回復かいふくする。治癒ちゆする。
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