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How to say 'Therapy' in Japanese | 療法

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The Japanese word for Therapy is 'Ryouhou', written as 療法 in Japanese.'Therapy' in hiragana is りょうほう.

    word

    療法

    Meaning

    Therapy

    Reading

    りょうほう

    ryouhou

    Kanji

    療Cure, Heal 法Law, Method

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '療法 (りょうほう)' means 'therapy'. It refers to a method or treatment used to heal or alleviate a medical condition, illness, or disorder. This word is often used in medical or therapeutic contexts and can be combined with other words to specify the type of therapy, such as '物理療法 (ぶつりりょうほう)' (physical therapy) or '心理療法 (しんりりょうほう)' (psychological therapy). Example sentences: She is undergoing therapy for her back pain「彼女は腰痛の療法を受けている」(かのじょはようつうのりょうほうをうけている). This therapy is very effective「この療法はとても効果的です」(このりょうほうはとてもこうかてきです).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    2558

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 療法

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    療

    Meaning

    Cure, Heal

  • kanji

    法

    Meaning

    Law, Method

Words Related to 療法 Through the Kanji 療

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 療 as well.

  • word

    医療

    Meaning

    Medical care

  • word

    診療

    Meaning

    Medical care

  • word

    治療

    Meaning

    Treatment

Words Related to 療法 Through the Kanji 法

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 法 as well.

  • word

    法

    Meaning

    Law, Method

  • word

    方法

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    法律

    Meaning

    Law

  • word

    憲法

    Meaning

    Constitution

  • word

    法人

    Meaning

    Corporation

  • word

    法則

    Meaning

    Law

  • word

    手法

    Meaning

    Technique

  • word

    違法

    Meaning

    Illegal

  • word

    法的

    Meaning

    Legal

  • word

    司法

    Meaning

    Judiciary

  • word

    民法

    Meaning

    Civil code

  • word

    法学部

    Meaning

    Law, Faculty

  • word

    不法

    Meaning

    Illegal

  • word

    魔法

    Meaning

    Magic

  • word

    法定

    Meaning

    Legal

  • word

    立法

    Meaning

    Legislation

  • word

    法廷

    Meaning

    Courtroom

  • word

    文法

    Meaning

    Grammar

  • word

    法務

    Meaning

    Legal affairs

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What does 'Ryouhou' (療法) mean?

'Ryouhou' means 'Therapy' .

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