治 – reign, be at peace, calm down

8 strokesTaught in grade 4#109 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 治 means reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジ、チ (ji, chi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おさ.める、おさ.まる、なお.る、なお.す (osameru, osamaru, naoru, naosu). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジ	ji
On’yomi	チ	chi
Kun’yomi	おさ.める	osameru
Kun’yomi	おさ.まる	osamaru
Kun’yomi	なお.る	naoru
Kun’yomi	なお.す	naosu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 口・汁・厶.

Words using 治

治るなおるto get better政治せいじpolitics治療ちりょう(medical) treatment治めるおさめるto rule自治じちself-government統治とうちrule退治たいじextermination治安ちあんpublic order治まるおさまるto die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.)

Example sentences

２週間もすれば自然に治ります。

It will go away by itself in two weeks.

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政治について討論しよう。

I suggest we discuss politics.

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治療よりも予防。

Prevention is better than cure.

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Kanji with the same radical

決法派済活海求水減演流沢消準渡深

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