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療法

療法

See also: 疗法

Chinese

to treat; to cure
 
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
trad. (療法) 療 法
simp. (疗法) 疗 法

Noun

療法

  1. therapy

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
療 法
りょう
Grade: S 		ほう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

/reupapu/ → /reufafu/ → /reuhafu/ → /reuhau/ → /reuhɔː/ → /rjoːhoː/

From Middle Chinese compound 療法 ‎(liæu? pjop, literally “treat, heal + method, way of doing things”). Compare modern Min Nan reading liâu-hoat.

Pronunciation

Noun

療法 ‎(hiragana りょうほう, romaji ryōhō, historical hiragana れうはふ)

  1. therapy

Derived terms

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

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