治 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- ジ・チじ・ち · ji · chi
- Kun
- おさ(める)・おさ(まる)・なお(る)・なお(す)osa(meru) · osa(maru) · nao(ru) · nao(su)
- Meaning
- govern; cure, heal
Stroke order
Origin
A phono-semantic character: 氵 (water) plus 台 as the sound part; from controlling water came 'to govern' and 'to cure'.
Readings and examples
| Onジじji | 政治せいじ療治りょうじ |
|---|---|
| Onチちchi | 治安ちあん治水ちすい自治じち |
| Kunおさめるosameru | 治めるおさめる Compare: 修める |
| Kunおさまるosamaru | 治まるおさまる Compare: 修まる |
| Kunなおるnaoru | 治るなおる Compare: 直る |
| Kunなおすnaosu | 治すなおす Compare: 直す |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 政治せいじ
politics
- 治療ちりょう
medical treatment
- 治癒ちゆ
- 鍼治療はりちりょう
- 治瘉ちゆ
- 治水ちすい
Example
医者が病気を治す。
The doctor cures the illness.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)