漢字道KANJIDO

8 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 48 strokesRadical
On
ジ・チ
Kun
おさ(める)・おさ(まる)・なお(る)・なお(す)
Meaning
govern; cure, heal

Origin

ORIGIN

A phono-semantic character: 氵 (water) plus 台 as the sound part; from controlling water came 'to govern' and 'to cure'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

政治・療治
治安・治水・自治
おさめる治める

Compare: 修める

おさまる治まる

Compare: 修まる

なおる治る

Compare: 直る

なおす治す

Compare: 直す

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 政治せいじ

    politics

  • 治療ちりょう

    medical treatment

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

医者が病気を治す。

The doctor cures the illness.

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)