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治

reign
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingジ、チ
Kun readingおさ.める、おさ.まる、なお.る、なお.す
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. reignRtK
  2. be at peace
  3. calm down
  4. subdue
  5. quell
  6. govt
  7. cure
    神鏡の力で帝の眼も治る。The emperor's eyes are also cured by the power of the divine mirror.wiki
  8. heal
  1. to get better
  2. to get well
  3. to recover (from an illness)
  4. to be cured
  5. to be restored

Popular Usage

政治治る自治治める治まる

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · pedestal · elbow · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 807

Compound words

政治せいじ
politics; government
治るなおる
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored
自治じち
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
治めるおさめる
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to administer; to manage (e.g. a household)
治療するちりょうする
to treat
治まるおさまる
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to cool off; to abate; to be settled
治安ちあん
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
治水ちすい
river management; river improvement; flood control
治癒ちゆ
healing; cure; recovery
治療ちりょう
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
退治たいじ
extermination; elimination; eradication; destruction; suppression
湯治とうじ
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
統治とうち
rule; reign; government; governing
全治ぜんち
complete recovery; healing
明治めいじ
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
完治かんち
complete recovery
治験ちけん
clinical trial
治すなおす
to cure; to heal
自治体じちたい
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
主治医しゅじい
doctor chiefly responsible for a patient's care; doctor in charge (of a patient); attending physician; (one's) primary care physician; family doctor
政治家せいじか
politician; statesman
政治的せいじてき
political
政治力せいじりょく
political strength
自治権じちけん
autonomy; right of self-government

Additional Examples

彼は不治の病にかかってしまった。
He contracted an incurable disease.tatoeba
彼は不治の病にかかっている。
He has an incurable disease.tatoeba
彼は入院した瞬間から、いつ家に戻れるか教えてほしいと主治医に尋ね、困らせ続けた。
From the moment he arrived there, he kept on bothering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home.tatoeba
彼は大政治家であるばかりでなく、さらに立派な学者でもある。
He is a great politician, and, what is more, a good scholar.tatoeba
墓参りをすると、なぜか腹痛が治るらしい。
It is said that if you pay a visit to his grave, you get over a stomachache for some reasons.wiki
領地を治める傍ら剣術の一流を築いた。
He founded a school of swordplay while governing his territory.wiki
- 大国を治める帝王の意、あるいは、意宇国主。
Okuninushi no Kami means an emperor that governs a large country or the lord of Ou.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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