治療|ちりょうchiryou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
じりょうjiryou
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
    治療ちりょうよりも予防よぼう。↗
    Prevention is better than cure.
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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 怪我けがや病気びょうきを治なおすこと。
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