# 治 cure

(waterleft) + 台 (big thing counter)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

CHI or JI |

## Mnemonic

| JESUS cured the big thing by giving it water and magic CHEese.

## Kunyomi

( を ) なお＊す | I cure a disease or health problem 　(BOOBOO: if you want to fix an object, use the OTHER なおす kanji : 直す） ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) なお＊る | it gets cured (ditto!) ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) おさ＊める | to rule over someone, to govern something (THIS one is easy because, you CAN'T use the other "naosu" kanji,　直す！） ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

政治(せいじ) | politics ★★★★☆ FR 政 (politics) + 治 (cure) = 政治 (politics) politics. (FR：literally "administer and cure",which is a bit of a laugh)
治癒(ちゆ) | healing ☆☆☆☆☆ 治 (cure) + 癒 (cure) = 治癒 (healing) healing in general : (the healing process / an unhealed wound / taking too long to heal)
治療(ちりょう) | therapy ☆☆☆☆☆ 治 (cure) + 療 (medical therapy) = 治療 (therapy) medical therapy - for instance, cancer 治療 would be chemo. Unlike the related term 医療　（いりょう）、治療 refers to ongoing, repeated-once-a-day/week processes for specific illnesses)

## Synonyms

control or govern 支配 操作 治める 操縦
cure 直す 治す
heal 治す が癒える を癒やす 治癒 治療 医療 手当て