治療|ちりょうchiryou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 治療する(ちりょうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 治療します(ちりょうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 治療しない(ちりょうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 治療しません(ちりょうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 治療せず・治療せぬ(ちりょうせず・ちりょうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 治療した(ちりょうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 治療しました(ちりょうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 治療しなかった(ちりょうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 治療しませんでした(ちりょうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 治療して(ちりょうして) |
| Potential | 治療できる(ちりょうできる) |
| Passive | 治療される(ちりょうされる) |
| Causative | 治療させる(ちりょうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 治療させられる(ちりょうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 治療すれば(ちりょうすれば) |
| tara | 治療したら(ちりょうしたら) |
| Volitional | 治療しよう(ちりょうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 治療しましょう(ちりょうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 治療しろ(ちりょうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym加療かりょうWrittenTreatment given for an injury or illness; mostly in written contexts like medical certificates: 「全治二週間の加療を要する」. 「治療」 is more everyday.
- SynonymセラピーNeutralLoanword for therapy, especially psychological or physical therapy, as in 「アロマセラピー」; leans toward supplementary therapies.
- Synonym療治りょうじWrittenWritten/formal word for treatment; old-fashioned and rarely used in modern Japanese.
- Related療法りょうほうNeutralRefers to a method of treatment, as in 「食事療法」; fairly common. Focuses on the method itself, while 「治療」 is the act of treating.
- Related治療法ちりょうほうNeutralA method of treatment, as in 「新しい治療法」; close to 「療法」. 「治療」 refers to the act of treating itself.
- Related施術せじゅつNeutralThe act of performing a technique such as surgery or physical therapy, e.g. cosmetic 「施術」; focuses on the procedure rather than treatment as a whole.
- Antonym放置ほうちNeutralLeaving something unattended; the opposite of 「治療」, as in 「放置すると悪化する」.
Use 「治療」 for treating an illness or injury, as in 「歯の治療」「治療を受ける」. For a specific method say 「療法」 or 「治療法」; for psychological therapy say 「セラピー」. The opposite is 「放置」.
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