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The kanji 治: meaning, readings and stroke order
治
- Meaning
- cure, govern
- On reading
- ジ ji、チ chi
- Kun reading
- おさ（める） osameru、おさ（まる） osamaru、なお（る） naoru、なお（す） naosu
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 水 water
- Level
- Level 4 · grade 4
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- chữa bệnh, cai trị (trị)
- Japanese
- なおす。おさめる。
- Korean
- 고치다, 다스리다 (치)
- Chinese
- 治疗、治理
Readings, words and example sentences
ジ ji · on reading
明治
the Meiji era
明治の ころの 話です。
This is a story from the Meiji era.
チ chi · on reading · less common
治安
public safety
この 町は 治安が よいです。
This town is a safe place.
おさ（める） osameru · kun reading · less common
治める
to rule
国を 治める 王の 話です。
This is a story about a king who rules a country.
おさ（まる） osamaru · kun reading · less common
治まる
to ease, to get better
薬を 飲んだら おなかの いたみが 治まりました。
After I took the medicine, my stomachache went away.
なお（る） naoru · kun reading
治る
to get better (from an illness)
薬を 飲んで かぜが 治りました。
I took medicine and got over my cold.
なお（す） naosu · kun reading
治す
to cure, to make well
医者が 病気を 治します。
Doctors cure illnesses.
Practise writing 治 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 治 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 4 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.