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How to say "Therapy" in Japanese | 療法

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Therapy" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Therapy" is "Ryouhou", written in japanese as "療法".

Here's a more detailed 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).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "療" means "Cure" and "Heal" and can be read as "Ryou". And The kanji "法" means "Law" and "Method" and can be read as "Hou", "Ho" and "Ha".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Ryouhou" mean in japanese?

"Ryouhou" means "Therapy" .

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for cure and heal?What is the Kanji for law and method?

To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "り" is read as "ri". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "ほ" is read as "ho". And The hiragana "は" is read as "ha".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.