療
療·medical treatment, healing
- On-yomi
- リョウ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 治療 | ちりょう | medical treatment |
| 医療 | いりょう | medical care |
| 療養 | りょうよう | recuperation, convalescence |
| 診療所 | しんりょうじょ | clinic |
Example sentences
歯の治療に三回通いました。
はのちりょうにさんかいかよいました。
I went in three times for dental treatment.
この国の医療は無料ではありません。
このくにのいりょうはむりょうではありません。
Medical care in this country is not free.
近所の診療所で薬をもらった。
きんじょのしんりょうじょでくすりをもらった。
I got medicine at the neighborhood clinic.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Writing 寮 for 療 in 治療 — the sickness frame 疒 is what makes it medical
- Reading 診療所 as *しんりょうしょ; it is usually しんりょうじょ
Memory aid
Picture it
The sickness radical 疒 wrapping a torch-bright inner element — light brought in to drive the illness out.
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